Investigato□slearn□dthatth□grouphadb□enfrien□sforyears,butrec□nt□yth□rehadbe□ntensi□namongthem.R□morsofdisagreementsa□dargum□ntsduri□gthetripbegan□osurface,leadingauthori□iestosp□culate□he□herfo□lp□aywas□n□olved.E□chmemberofthe□rou□□ada□i□ferentsto□ytotell,□ndtheinconsistencies□nth□ir□ccou□tsonlyaddedtothemy□teryofthemi□s□ngni□e.<□p□ □nvest□gato□□learn□dth□□thegrou□hadbeenfri□ndsforyears,butrecentlythereh□□beente□sionamongt□em□Rumorso□disagreementsan□□rgument□□uringthet□ipb□gantosurface,lead□n□auth□ri□ie□tospec□lat□whethe□□oulpl□□w□si□vo□ved.Eachme□berofthe□rouphada□iff□□entst□ry□otell,□ndtheincon□□□□enciesintheira□count□on□yadd□dto□he□ysteryofthemissingnine.□/p><□>Investigato□slearn□dthatthegrouphad□e□nf□i□ndsf□ryea□s,butrecen□lytherehadbeent□□s□o□□mongthem□Ru□or□o□disagr□ementsanda□gument□□uringth□tripbega□t□□ur□ace,leadingau□horities□□specula□ew□et□□rfoulplaywasinvolved□Each□□mbero□thegrouphadadifferentstoryt□t□ll,□n□t□einconsistenc□e□inthe□□accountsonly□ddedtothe□ysteryofthem□ssingnine.□/□><□>I□vestigatorsl□ar□edthatth□gr□u□h□dbe□nfrie□dsfor□ears,but□ecentlythere□adbeent□nsion□mongth□m.Rumo□s□fdisagreem□nts□ndargumentsd□□□n□the□ripbegantosurfa□e□leading□u□horit□es□ospecula□e□het□erfou□playwasinvolved.Eachmemberofth□gro□pha□adiffere□ts□oryt□tell□an□□□einco□s□s□enciesintheirac□ounts□nl□add□d□ot□emy□teryofthemissingnine□ □p>□n□estigators□ea□□edtha□t□egr□uphadbee□fri□□dsforyears,butr□centlytherehadb□entensionamongthem.□um□r□ofdisa□ree□ent□andargumentsduringthetripbe□antosurface,l□adinga□thori□ie□tospeculatewh□the□□ou□p□a□wasinv□l□ed.Eachmem□ero□thegro□phadadiffe□ent□torytotell,a□dtheinco□sistenciesinthei□accou□t□o□□yaddedtothemystery□ft□emiss□n□nine.□/p□