□hes□ar□hteamsscou□edtheisland,comb□n□□hro□ght□edenseforestandalongtheshor□lineforan□s□gnsofthemiss□nggroup.T□□□rbe□ongingswerefoundscatte□edneartheir□amp□ite,bu□□here□a□n□□□a□e□f□henineindivi□uals.Asthe□ourstu□nedin□odays,□□□investigat□on□tartedtoun□over□omepuzzlingdet□□lsabou□thegroup's□ctivit□esleadi□gu□t□theird□sap□e□rance. Thes□a□□ht□amss□ouredtheisla□d,com□ing□hr□u□ht□ede□seforestandalongtheshoreline□ora□ysignsoft□emissi□ggroup.Theirbelongin□swerefoun□scatteredneartheircamp□ite,butth□rewa□no□r□□eofthenineindividua□s.Asthehoursturn□dinto□a□□,th□i□vestigationstartedt□un□oversomepuzzl□ngdet□ils□b□□t□h□group'□a□t□vit□esle□dinguptoth□irdisapp□ar□nce. The□earch□eams□cour□dthei□lan□□co□□ingt□roughthedenseforestandalongthe□h□relinefor□nysignsofthe□issing□□ou□.Theirbel□n□ing□were□o□□d□cattere□near□heir□□□psite,□utther□wasnotraceoftheni□eindividuals.Astheh□ursturned□ntoday□,th□investigatio□starte□touncoversomepuz□□ingdet□il□abo□tthegroup'sactivitiesleadi□□upto□□□□rd□sappe□□a□□□. Thesearchteamssc□□redthe□sland,co□bin□thro□ghthedenseforestanda□on□thesh□rel□neforanysig□sof□hemiss□nggroup.Theirb□longi□gswere□o□nd□catteredneart□e□rcamp□i□□,bu□the□e□asnot□aceofth□n□nei□□ividuals.Ast□eho□rs□urne□i□□odays,t□einve□tigationstart□dto□nco□ersomepu□zlingdet□i□sa□outtheg□oup'sactivit□eslea□i□gup□oth□i□dis□□p□□rance.□□<□□□h□searchteamsscouredthei□lan□,combin□throug□thed□□seforestan□alongt□□shor□lineforanysigns□fth□mi□sin□group.Theirbelo□gingswere□ou□ds□attered□earth□ircampsite,buttherewasnotraceofthenineindivi□uals.Asthehourstu□nedintoda□s,theinve□tigations□art□□touncov□rsomepuzzlingde□ai□sa□outth□group'sac□i□i□□eslead□ngupt□theird□sapp□arance.<□□> Th□sea□chteamssc□uredtheis□and,combingthro□ghthedenseforestand□longthe□horelineforanysignsofthemissi□ggroup.Theirbelo□gings□er□founds□□ttere□neart□eircampsi□e,butt□er□wa□no□raceoft□enin□individ□als□Asthehou□s□urnedintodays,t□ei□ves□igati□nst□rted□□un□oversomepu□zli□gdetailsaboutthegroup'□ac□ivitiesleadinguptothe□rdisap□e□ranc□.<□p>