□n□e□ti□a□o□slearnedthatthegroup□adbeenfri□□dsforyears,butr□c□nt□ythe□ehadbeent□nsio□amon□them.Rumorsofdi□□greemen□sandargum□ntsdu□ingth□tr□pb□gantosurface,l□adingauthoriti□st□speculatewhetherfoulpl□y□asi□vo□ved.Eachmemberoftheg□ouph□d□□iffere□tstoryto□ell,and□□e□ncons□stenc□esi□t□e□raccounts□n□yaddedto□hem□s□e□yofthemiss□ng□ine.<□p□<□>□nves□i□atorslearne□thatthe□roupha□bee□fri□□dsf□ryears,□utrecentl□therehadb□ent□ns□onamon□the□.Ru□orsofdisa□r□ementsandargu□entsdurin□thetr□pbeganto□urface,lead□ngauthori□iestospeculatewhetherfou□playw□sinvo□□ed.Eac□□emberoftheg□ouphada□□ff□ren□story□o□□ll,□ndtheinconsistenciesintheirac□ount□onlyadd□dtothem□ster□ofth□miss□n□nine. □nvesti□atorslearn□d□hatt□eg□o□phadbe□nfrie□d□□oryear□,bu□recentlythereha□□e□nten□ionam□ngthem.Ru□o□□ofdisagreeme□tsandargumentsdurin□th□tri□be□antosurface,leadin□au□hori□iesto□peculatewhethe□foulplaywasinvolved.□achmemberof□hegroup□ada□□ffere□tst□rytotell,a□dthein□o□sistenci□□inthei□a□countsonlyadded□othemyste□yofth□missingnine.□/p> Investiga□or□learnedthatthegrouph□db□enfriendsforye□rs,butrecentlyther□□ad□□entension□mongthe□.□umo□so□□isagreementsandar□□□entsd□r□ngthe□ri□□e□□n□osurfa□e,leadingauthoritiestos□e□□la□ewhethe□fou□play□asinvolved.Eachmember□fthegr□u□hadadifferentstor□totell,and□□einconsistenciesinthe□rac□ountsonl□adde□tothemyste□yofth□m□ssingni□e. Investigatorslea□nedthat□h□grou□h□dbeenfri□n□□□oryears,butrece□□lythere□adbeentensiona□ongthe□.R□morsofdi□agreementsandargume□□s□uringthetrip□eg□nto□□r□ace,leadingauthor□tiesto□pecu□atewhe□h□rf□ulpla□wa□involve□.Eachmembero□th□groupha□adif□□rentst□rytot□ll,a□dt□□incon□is□enciesintheirac□o□nt□onl□□ddedtot□emysteryofthe□issingn□ne. In□estigato□sle□□nedthat□hegroup□adbeenfr□endsforyears,butre□□nt□□therehadbe□ntensio□among□□em.Rumo□sofdisagreementsan□arg□□entsduring□he□r□pbegantosurface,lead□nga□□hor□tie□□o□pecula□ewheth□rfou□pl□ywa□□□volved.Eachm□mberofthe□rouphadadifferentstorytot□ll,andtheinc□ns□st□nciesin□heira□co□ntsonlyaddedtothemyst□ryo□□hemissingnine.<□□>