I□vestigatorslea□n□dthatthegroup□adbeenfriendsforyears□butrece□tlytherehadbeentensionamo□g□h□m.Rumorsofdisagree□□ntsa□□a□gument□du□ingthetripbegantos□rface,le□□ingauthorities□ospecula□ew□et□er□o□lplaywasin□olv□d.Each□em□□rof□hegro□phadadifferentstorytotell,a□dth□□nc□nsistenci□□inthe□racco□ntsonly□d□edtothemy□□eryofthemissin□nine□ Investi□a□□rslearn□dt□□t□hegr□upha□□eenfriendsfory□ars□butrec□ntly□herehadbe□ntensio□amongth□m□Rumo□sofdisagr□emen□□an□argu□e□t□□uring□hetripbeg□ntosurfa□e,□eadingau□h□ri□iestosp□cu□atewhet□er□ou□□laywasi□□olved.Ea□h□emberofthegrouphada□ifferent□tor□□ote□□,□n□theincon□□stenciesintheiraccount□only□dde□tothemysteryofth□miss□n□ni□e□ Investiga□orslearnedthatthegro□phadbeenf□i□ndsforyears,butrecentl□th□□ehadbeente□□ionamongthem.□umor□ofdisa□r□ements□n□arg□ment□dur□ngthe□ri□b□gantosurface,lea□in□au□□o□it□□s□os□eculatew□eth□rfoul□lay□asinvol□ed.Ea□h□emberoft□eg□ouph□dadifferentstorytote□l□a□dthe□nc□n□□ste□cie□inthe□raccountso□l□addedtothem□ster□ofthemissi□gnine□ I□vestigat□r□learnedt□atth□grou□hadbe□nfriendsforyear□,bu□recent□□therehadb□entensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreemen□san□□rg□me□tsdur□□g□h□tr□pbeg□□t□sur□ace,□eadinga□thoritiestospecula□ewhetherfou□p□ayw□s□nvolve□.Eachmemberof□□egrouphadadiffere□□storytotell,□ndtheinconsistencies□ntheiraccoun□son□□a□dedtothemystery□fth□missingnine□ Inves□igatorslear□edthatt□egrouph□dbee□friends□or□e□rs,b□□recent□y□□ere□adbe□nten□ionamong□hem.□umor□ofdisagre□mentsandargumen□s□uri□gt□e□ripb□□antosur□□ce□le□dingauthoritiestospec□latewhetherfoulp□aywas□nv□lved□Eachm□mberofthegr□uphad□differentst□ryt□t□ll,andtheinconsistenciesi□theiraccountsonlyaddedto□he□yste□□of□hemissingnine.<□p>