Inv□sti□□torsl□arne□th□t□hegroupha□bee□fr□endsfory□ars,bu□rec□n□lyt□erehadbeentensionam□ngth□m.R□□o□sofdisagreeme□□sandargumentsduringthetripbegan□osurf□ce,l□□di□gauthorities□ospe□ul□tew□etherfoul□la□wasinv□□v□□.Ea□hmemberoft□egrou□had□diff□□entstorytotell□andtheinconsistenciesintheirac□o□ntso□□yaddedto□he□yster□ofthemissi□g□in□□ I□ve□tigat□rslearne□thatthe□ro□p□adbeenfr□e□□□□orye□rs□butrec□n□lytherehad□ee□□ensionam□ngthem.R□morsof□isag□eementsandargumen□sdur□ng□hetripbeg□□tosur□ace□le□din□authorit□estos□eculatewhethe□fo□lplaywasi□vol□□d.Eachme□beroft□egrou□hadadiffere□tstory□ote□l,andt□□□nc□ns□st□nc□esin□heirac□ounts□nlyadde□tothemyster□ofthemissingnine. □□vestigatorsle□rnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□d□forye□rs,□utrec□n□lythe□ehad□eentensionamongthem.Rumors□fdis□greem□n□san□□rgumentsdur□ngthetripb□g□n□osurface,leadingauthoritie□□ospeculat□wh□therfo□l□layw□sinvolved.Eachmemb□rof□□eg□ouphadadifferents□oryt□tell,andtheinconsistenciesintheir□ccountsonlyadded□othemy□teryofthemissin□nine.<□p>□p>Inv□stig□□orslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriend□foryears,□u□rece□□l□t□er□hadb□enten□ionamongthem.Rum□rsof□isagr□ements□ndargume□tsdur□ng□hetr□pbeganto□urface,leadingau□horitiestospecula□□whetherfo□lplayw□sinvol□ed.E□chmember□fthegr□□□h□d□differentst□rytotell,and□heinconsistenci□sint□ei□a□coun□s□nl□add□dtothemyster□□fthem□ssi□gnine. Inves□iga□or□learnedthat□he□r□uph□dbeenfriendsforyea□s,butre□entl□therehadb□entensi□namon□□h□m.Ru□or□o□dis□gree□en□sa□dargu□e□ts□□ring□hetri□beganto□urface,lea□ingauthorit□estospec□latew□etherfoulplaywasin□olve□.□a□hmem□eroft□eg□o□p□ad□di□fer□nt□toryto□ell□andthei□□onsis□enciesin□heira□countso□lyaddedtothemyst□ryo□the□□ssingnine.