□p>Investigators□ear□edthattheg□□uphadbeenfri□ndsfory□□r□,butrecent□□t□ereh□□bee□tensionamon□them.Rumorso□disag□e□m□nts□ndargumentsduringthetripbeg□ntosur□ac□,l□adin□authorit□estospe□ulatewhethe□□ou□playwasinvolved.Each□embe□ofthegroupha□adiffer□nt□torytot□l□,an□t□□inconsis□enciesinthe□rac□ountsonl□add□d□□□hemyster□ofthe□issingnine. I□□es□□gator□lear□e□thatt□e□rouph□d□□en□riendsfo□□e□rs,butrece□tlyt□ereh□dbeentensio□amongthem.Rumorsofdisag□eementsand□rg□men□sdu□□ngthetri□b□g□nto□□r□ace,□ead□ngauthoritiestosp□cu□ate□□et□erfoulpla□wasinvolve□.Eac□m□mb□roftheg□oup□a□adif□erents□orytotell,□ndtheincon□istenciesi□the□raccount□onlyadde□tot□emyster□ofthemis□ingnine.<□p><□>In□estigatorslearnedthatthegrou□hadbeenfriendsfor□ears,butrece□tly□herehadbeenten□ion□m□ngthem□Ru□orsof□□□□greementsa□darg□ment□d□rin□□□etripbegantosurface,l□ad□ng□u□horitiestospeculatewhe□herfo□□playwa□□□volved.Eac□m□m□erofthe□r□uphada□ifferentstorytotell,andtheinconsiste□ciesinthe□racc□untsonlyad□ed□othemysteryof□hemissingnine. I□vestigatorslearnedthat□heg□ouphadbe□□□rien□sforyears□but□ecentl□there□ad□eenten□ionamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreem□□tsand□rgumentsdurin□thetrip□egantosur□□ce,lead□ngauth□ri□iesto□pe□ulatew□etherfoulpl□y□a□□nvolve□.E□chmemberofthegrouphada□□□f□re□tstorytotell,andth□in□onsistenciesintheiraccountsonlyadd□□tothe□□st□ryofthemiss□n□nine.