Investigatorslearnedthatthegr□upha□been□riendsforyears,butrece□tlyt□□reha□been□ensi□namongthem.□umorsofdi□□gr□e□e□tsand□rgume□tsdu□in□thetripb□ga□tosurface,l□adin□□□□horitiestospecula□ewhether□o□□pl□yw□si□volved.□a□□m□mberofthe□□o□phadadifferent□torytotell,a□dt□einconsistenci□si□th□iraccoun□sonlyadde□tot□□mys□eryofthem□□singnine. Investigato□slear□edthatthegro□□□adbee□fr□endsforyears,butrecent□yther□hadbeentensionamon□them.Rumorsofd□s□greementsandarg□□entsduringth□tripb□ga□t□surface□□eadingaut□□rit□estos□eculatewh□therfoulplaywasinvolved□Each□emberoftheg□ouphadadiff□rentstorytotell,andtheinconsi□t□nciesin□h□iraccoun□so□lyaddedtoth□mys□ery□fthemissi□gnine.<□p>□p□In□estigatorslearn□dthatthegrouphadb□enfriendsfory□ars,□□tre□entlythere□a□bee□tensiona□□ngthem.□u□orsofdis□greeme□□□andargumentsdu□□ngt□etripb□gantosurface,lea□in□auth□r□tie□to□pecu□□tewhetherfo□□p□□ywasi□vo□ved.Eac□memberoft□egrouphadadifferents□orytotell,andthei□□ons□ste□ciesin□he□rac□ountsonl□addedtothemys□er□ofthemiss□ngnine.<□□> Investigat□rsle□rnedthatthegrou□□a□been□riendsforyear□,but□e□entlyth□r□□a□beentens□□namongthe□.Rumorsofdisag□e□□entsa□□argumentsdur□ngthet□ipbegan□osurface□lea□inga□thorities□ospecul□te□□et□erfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmemberof□hegrouphadadifferentst□ry□ot□□l,and□h□inconsistencie□intheirac□ountso□lyadded□othemyste□yofthemissi□gnin□.□> <□>Investi□ators□earne□t□at□h□gr□□p□ad□een□rie□dsfor□ear□□b□t□ecentl□thereh□dbee□tensionamongthem.Rumorsofd□s□greem□ntsanda□gumen□sduringthetripbe□antosurfa□e,leadingauthor□□□e□□ospeculatewhethe□fou□□lay□asinv□lved.Eac□m□mberof□□egrouph□da□□fferentstorytot□ll□andtheinconsiste□ciesi□th□iraccountso□l□□ddedtothemysteryofthe□i□si□gni□e.