□nvestigat□rslearne□thatthegrouphadbeenfri□n□sforyears,□utr□centl□therehad□eentensi□namongthem□R□mor□ofdisagreemen□□and□r□□mentsduringthetripb□gantosurface,leadi□gauth□□itiestosp□cu□atewheth□rfou□p□aywa□involve□.Eachmemberofth□groupha□adiffer□ntstorytotell,an□theinc□nsist□ncie□□nt□eiraccountsonlyaddedtothemys□eryofth□missingnine. Inv□stigator□□e□rnedthatthegr□uphadbeenfri□nds□□ryears,butrecentlythe□eh□dbeentensi□namongthem.Rumor□ofdisagr□ementsa□da□gu□entsd□ringt□etri□beg□nt□surfac□,lea□ing□utho□itiestospec□latewh□therfoulplaywa□involved.Eachmemberofthegrou□hadadiffere□t□toryto□ell,□n□t□einco□sistenciesintheiraccountsonlyadd□□tot□□mysteryofthemissingni□e□ Invest□gator□learnedthattheg□ouphadbeenfr□en□sfor□□ars,bu□recentlyther□ha□b□entensionamong□he□.Rumors□fdisagreemen□sandargumentsd□r□ngthetr□□b□gantosurface,l□adinga□thoritiestosp□□ulatewhetherfo□□p□a□□as□nv□lved.Eachmembe□ofthegr□uphad□d□f□eren□storytot□ll,andtheinconsi□te□ciesint□ei□□cco□n□□□n□yaddedtothem□□□ery□ft□emiss□ng□in□. I□vestiga□□rslea□n□dth□t□hegr□□ph□dbeenf□iend□fo□y□ars,butrecentlyther□hadbeent□□sion□mongthem.Rum□□sofdisagree□ent□andar□ume□□sdur□ngthetripbegantosurface,leading□uthoritiestospecul□tewhe□herfoulplaywasinv□lved.Eachme□berofthegrouph□dadiffere□tst□rytotell□□ndtheinc□n□isten□i□sintheiraccountso□lyadde□tothemyste□yofthemis□ingnine.<□p> □p>Investig□tor□l□□□ne□thatt□egr□uphadbe□nfriendsforyears□butrec□ntlythere□a□beent□nsio□amo□gthem.Rumorsof□i□agr□eme□□□andarg□m□nts□u□in□thetripbegantosurface,leadingaut□orit□estosp□□ulatew□etherfou□pla□□□sin□olved.Eachmemberoft□eg□oup□adadifferentstor□□otell,□ndthei□□onsis□enci□sinthe□r□ccount□on□y□dded□othem□st□ryofthem□□singn□□e.□>