Inves□i□ato□slearnedthat□hegrouphadbeenf□ie□ds□oryears,bu□recently□herehadbeentensionam□ng□h□m.Rumorsof□isagr□em□□ts□ndar□um□ntsduringthetripbegant□surfa□e,leadinga□t□orit□es□ospe□ulat□whetherfoulplay□a□in□olved.□ac□mem□erofthegr□uphadadifferent□torytotell,andthe□□co□sistenciesinth□i□□ccountsonlyaddedt□t□□mysteryofthemissi□gnin□.<□p> Investiga□orslearned□hatthegrou□ha□beenf□iendsforye□□s,□utrecentlyther□hadbeentension□□on□□h□m.R□morsofdisagree□entsandargume□ts□uringthetripbegantosurface,le□di□gauthor□t□estospe□u□a□ewhethe□□oulplaywasinv□lved.E□chme□ber□□□hegr□uphadadifferentsto□y□□tell,andtheinco□sist□□ciesintheiraccoun□son□yad□edtot□emyste□y□fthemissi□gn□ne.□/p> I□ves□ig□tor□learn□dthatthegrouphadbeen□rien□sfory□ars,butrec□ntlytherehadbeentension□mo□gthem.Ru□□rso□d□sagre□mentsa□□argume□ts□ur□□□thetripbeg□ntosurf□□e□l□adingauthoritiest□spe□ulatewhe□herfo□l□lay□as□n□ol□ed.Eachmemberofthegroup□a□adifferent□torytotell,and□hein□ons□stencie□i□□□eiraccountsonlyad□□dtoth□my□t□ry□fthem□ss□n□nine.□/p>□p>In□□stigators□earned□hat□h□grouphadbe□nfri□nds□oryears,butrecently□□□rehadbeentens□□nam□□gth□m.Ru□orsofdisag□eeme□t□andargumentsdurin□thetripb□ganto□urf□c□,leadingautho□ities□ospeculatewhetherf□u□playwasinvolv□d.□□c□memberofthegrouph□dad□ff□re□t□t□rytotell,an□th□□□con□istenci□sintheiraccou□□sonlyaddedtot□emyst□r□ofthemissing□□□e. Investigatorslearnedthatt□egroup□adbee□□r□□□dsf□ry□a□s,butrece□tl□□her□hadbe□ntensi□namongthem.Rumorsof□isagreem□ntsandargumentsduringth□tri□beganto□□rface,lead□ngaut□o□□tiestospecul□□□whether□oulpla□wa□involved.Eac□memberofthegrouphadadifferent□to□ytotell,□ndth□i□□ons□stenc□esi□□heiraccountsonlyaddedto□hemysteryofthemissingnine.<□p> Investi□□to□slea□nedth□tth□□rouphadbeenfri□nd□foryears□bu□recently□hereha□beent□ns□onamongthem.R□mo□sof□isagr□□men□sanda□□uments□urin□thetri□b□gan□osurfac□,l□adi□gauthoritiestos□e□ula□e□hetherfoulplay□asinvolved.E□ch□□□□erofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell□a□□theinconsistenciesi□t□eiraccountsonlyadded□o□hemysteryof□hemissi□g□□ne.