Inve□tigatorslearn□□t□atthegrouphadbeen□riendsforyears,butr□c□□tlytherehadbeen□ensi□namon□the□.□umo□sofdisagree□entsandargu□en□sduringt□□tripbegantosurfac□,l□adingaut□ori□ie□□o□pec□late□he□he□fo□lplaywasin□olve□.□a□h□e□berofthe□□□uphadad□ffer□□ts□or□totell,□ndtheinco□sisten□iesint□eira□countsonlyaddedt□th□□yst□r□ofthemis□ingnine. In□estigator□learnedthatth□gr□up□□dbe□nfri□ndsforyears,□utrecentl□□herehadbeen□ensionamongthem.Rum□r□ofdi□agreemen□sa□darguments□□ringth□tripbegan□osurfa□e,le□di□gauth□ritiestos□eculatew□□therfoulplaywasinvolve□.Each□emberof□hegro□p□adad□ff□ren□sto□ytotell,an□thei□consi□t□ncies□nthe□r□cco□ntsonl□□ddedto□hemysteryoft□emissingnin□.□/□> Investigat□rslearnedthatthegroup□adbeen□riends□□ryears,butre□ent□y□h□□e□ad□eent□nsionamongth□m.Rumo□sof□isagreementsa□□argu□ents□u□□□gthet□ipb□g□nt□surface,l□a□ingau□□ori□iestospeculatewhet□erfoulplay□asi□volved.Eac□□embero□□h□grouphad□□ifferentstorytotell,andth□i□c□nsis□encies□n□h□□raccountso□lyaddedtothemys□eryofth□m□□s□ngnine. Inve□tigatorslearne□□□at□hegr□uphadbeenfriendsforyea□s,□□trecently□herehadbeentensio□amon□th□m.Rumorsofdis□gre□mentsandar□□men□□during□□etri□b□gantosu□face,leadingauthoritie□tospeculat□w□ethe□f□ulplaywasi□□ol□e□.Each□ember□ft□egr□up□adadi□□er□nt□torytotel□,andth□inconsis□e□ciesintheiraccountsonlya□dedtothemysteryofthe□is□ing□i□e.□/p> Invest□ga□ors□e□□nedth□t□□eg□□up□adbeenf□ie□dsforyear□,□ut□ecently□herehad□e□nte□sionamon□them.Rum□rsofd□sag□eementsanda□gum□ntsduringthetripbegantosurface,leadinga□□hori□□estospeculatewhetherfoulpla□wa□invo□v□d.Ea□hme□b□rofth□g□ouphadadi□f□rentstorytotell,andthein□□nsistenciesintheiraccountsonlyadded□oth□□ysteryofthemiss□n□n□ne. Invest□gatorsle□rnedtha□□heg□ouphadbeenfr□ends□o□year□,□ut□ecentl□therehadbeente□sionamongthem.Rum□rso□di□a□reementsandar□umentsduringthetripbeg□ntos□rface□lea□ing□uthoritiestospec□latewhetherfoulpla□wasinvolved.Eac□m□mberoftheg□oup□ada□iffe□entstor□totell,an□th□in□onsistenciesinthei□□cc□untsonlyaddedtothemysteryoft□emissingnine□