In□estigatorslearnedthatthegr□□phadbeenfrie□dsforye□r□,butrecentlyt□ereh□dbeentension□mong□hem.Rum□r□ofd□sa□reem□ntsandargument□□u□ingthetripb□□anto□urface,leadingautho□itiestospeculate□he□□□rfoulpl□ywasinvol□e□.Eachmembe□□□□he□rouphadadifferentsto□ytotell,andthei□c□nsis□enciesinthe□rac□ounts□nlya□de□tothemyst□ryofth□missingn□ne.□> Inves□igatorsle□r□edth□□thegrou□hadb□enfriendsforyears,but□e□e□tly□h□reh□db□e□te□siona□ongthem□R□mor□ofdisagre□men□sandargu□□□tsduringthetripbegantos□rface,le□□ingauthoriti□sto□peculatewh□therfo□□playwas□nvo□□ed.Eac□memberofthegrouphadad□f□erent□torytotel□,andthe□nco□sisten□iesi□thei□ac□ountsonlyaddedto□he□□□□eryofthe□issingnine.<□p> □nvesti□atorslearned□□a□thegr□uphadbeenfr□endsfo□years,butr□centlytherehad□ee□te□si□n□mongthem.Rumorsofdisagreeme□t□andargum□ntsduringthetripbegantosurf□ce,lea□ingauthorities□os□ecula□ew□ether□oulp□aywa□invo□ve□□□ach□emberof□hegroupha□adif□erentstoryto□ell,andtheincons□sten□iesinth□irac□ountsonl□a□ded□o□hemy□teryofthemis□ingnin□. □□>Investiga□ors□□□rnedthatthegroup□a□bee□friendsforyears,butrecent□□t□e□e□adbeentensionamongt□e□.Rumorsofdisag□eemen□□□ndarg□mentsdu□ingthetripbeganto□urface,lea□□ng□uthoriti□stospecula□ewhet□erfoulplaywasinvo□ved.Eachmem□ero□thegrouphadadifferen□s□orytotell,an□t□einconsistenciesinth□i□□ccoun□sonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemi□singnine.