Investiga□orslearn□dthatthegrou□hadbeenfriendsforyears,butrecent□yth□□ehadbeent□ns□onamongthem□Rum□rsofdisagreements□ndarg□mentsduri□g□h□tripbegant□surface,□ea□□ngauthoritiestospe□ulatewhe□herfoulplaywasinv□lved.□□c□m□m□erofthegrouph□□a□if□erentstorytotell,and□h□inco□sis□enciesin□heirac□ountsonlyadde□□o□hemysteryo□th□mis□ingnine.□/p>□p□Investigato□□lea□nedthat□hegr□uphadbe□nfriendsforyears,butr□centlythe□eh□dbeentensi□□am□ngth□m.Rumor□ofdisagreement□a□dargu□entsduringthetripbegant□s□□face□□eadingau□horitiestosp□culatewhetherfoulpl□ywasinv□lved.Eachmembe□o□thegrou□hada□ifferentstorytotel□,a□dthe□n□onsist□nciesin□heiracc□unts□n□yad□edtoth□□yst□□y□fthem□s□ingnine. Inve□tigatorslearned□ha□th□grouphadbeenfriendsf□ryear□,□utre□entlyth□rehad□eenten□io□amongthe□.Rumorsof□isagre□ments□ndargume□ts□uringthetrip□□g□□□osu□fa□e□leading□uthori□ies□o□pecula□ewhe□herfoulplaywas□nvolved.Eac□□□m□erofthegrouphadadiffer□n□stor□totell,□ndt□einconsiste□cies□nt□eirac□ountsonlyad□edtothemys□e□yoft□em□□sing□i□e.□/p> Investi□atorslea□nedthatthegrou□hadbee□fr□en□s□ory□ars,b□trecentlytherehadbeent□nsionamongthem.Rumo□sofd□s□g□□e□entsand□rgume□t□d□rin□thetripb□gantosu□fa□□□leading□utho□itiestospecula□e□he□herfou□play□asinvolved.□achmember□ft□□gro□phadadifferen□storyt□tell,andtheinconsistenciesinth□□r□ccountsonlyad□edtothemysteryofthemissingni□e.□> Inv□st□□atorslear□ed□□atthegrouphad□een□□ie□ds□o□□ears,butre□entlythere□adbeentensionamongthem□Rumorsofd□sag□ee□e□□san□argume□tsduringt□etrip□ega□tosurface,leadingauthoriti□sto□peculatewh□the□f□ulpl□ywasinv□l□ed.Eac□□em□□r□fthegrouphadadif□erents□orytote□l□a□dtheinconsist□ncie□intheir□cco□n□sonlyadd□dt□the□yste□y□fthem□□singni□e□ Inves□igatorsl□arn□□thatthegroup□ad□□enfrie□ds□or□ears,but□ecentl□therehadbeente□sion□mo□□them.Rumorso□disagr□em□nt□and□r□ument□du□ingthetripbegantosurface,□eadingaut□oritiestospecula□□whetherfoulplaywa□invol□ed.Each□□mb□□oft□□grou□had□dif□□rentstoryto□□ll,andtheinc□nsi□te□ciesintheiraccountso□l□addedto□hemys□□r□□fthemissingnine□