Inve□ti□atorslearnedtha□thegrouphadbeenfrie□ds□oryears□□utrece□tl□the□eh□d□ee□te□sion□mongthem.□u□orsofdis□greemen□sandar□umentsduringthetripbega□t□su□face,□ead□ngau□horitiest□specu□atew□etherfoulplaywa□invo□ved.Each□emberofthegroup□a□adiffere□□s□ory□ot□ll,andthe□nco□□is□□nciesinthe□raccountsonlyaddedtoth□mystery□fthemissingni□e.□/p> Inve□tiga□orslearnedthat□heg□oupha□be□nfriends□orye□rs,bu□rec□ntlyt□ereh□dbee□tensionamon□t□em.Rumorso□disagr□eme□tsandar□um□ntsd□□ingth□tripbeg□ntosurfac□,leadingauthorit□estospecu□□tewhet□er□□ulplay□asi□volved.Eachmembe□ofthe□r□up□adadiffe□entstorytotell,andt□□i□c□nsistenc□□sinthe□racc□untsonl□add□dtothemystery□fthem□ss□ngnine. Investiga□ors□e□rne□thatthegrouph□dbeenf□i□□ds□oryears,bu□recentlyt□er□h□dbe□ntens□o□amongth□m□R□m□rsofdis□□reementsan□argume□□sduring□hetrip□egantos□rface,l□ad□nga□thorities□ospeculatewh□therfoul□lay□asinvolved.Ea□hmembe□ofthe□roup□adad□f□er□ntstorytotel□,andtheincon□ist□nc□esintheir□□countsonl□a□dedtothemyst□ry□ft□emissingnine□ Inve□tigatorslear□□dthatthegrouphadbe□nfriendsforyears,b□t□□centlythere□ad□eenten□ionamongthem.Ru□o□□ofdisagreementsandargumentsduringthetripb□gantosurfac□,□eadingauthoritiestospeculatewheth□rfo□l□laywasi□□olv□d.Eachmemb□□ofth□grouphadadi□f□rent□□orytotell,a□dtheincon□is□□n□iesinthe□raccountsonlya□dedtothemys□□ryofthemissing□in□□<□p> Investigat□rslearnedth□t□hegro□□hadbeenfri□□dsf□□year□,□utre□en□lyt□e□ehadbe□□tensionamon□them.□umorsofdisagreement□andargumentsduringthetr□□began□os□rfac□,□eadingauthoritiesto□pec□lat□w□etherfoulpla□wasinv□lve□.□□chme□ber□□□□□grouphadadiffer□□tst□rytot□ll,and□hei□cons□stenciesi□theira□countsonlya□dedtot□emysteryofthe□□ssingnin□.<□p>□p>Investig□torslearnedthatthegr□up□adb□en□r□endsforye□rs,bu□□ecentlytherehadb□□ntensio□□m□ngthem.Rumo□s□fdisagreeme□□sandarg□me□tsduringth□tripbegantosu□face,leadingauthor□tiest□s□□culatewh□t□□rfoulp□ayw□sin□olved.Ea□□me□b□rof□hegr□uphadadiffer□ntstorytotell,andthein□onsis□e□ciesintheir□cc□u□tsonlyad□e□tothemyster□oft□emi□si□g□ine.