Investigato□s□earnedthatthe□roup□□dbeenfriendsf□r□ears,b□trecen□lythe□e□□dbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreements□nda□gumentsd□ringthetripbegantosur□ace,□ead□ngauth□ritiest□sp□culatewhether□oulplaywasinvolved□□achmem□erofthe□□oupha□a□iffe□entstor□totell,andtheincons□stenci□sintheiraccounts□nlyadde□tot□emyst□ryo□t□emis□ingni□e□□/□> □nvest□gatorslearnedthatthegrouph□d□e□□friends□ory□□rs□□u□r□centlyther□hadb□ent□nsio□□mongth□m.□□morsofdisa□re□me□tsandar□umentsduringthe□ri□bega□tos□rf□□e,lead□ng□uth□□itie□tosp□cu□atew□etherfoulplay□asi□vo□ved.E□c□member□□the□rouphadad□□f□□en□stor□totel□,□n□theinconsistenciesintheira□coun□sonlyaddedt□themys□ery□fthemissi□gnine.□> In□estig□torsle□rnedthatthegroup□adbe□nfriendsforyea□s,□utrece□tlyther□hadbeente□s□□n□□ongthem.Rum□rsofdisagreemen□□□ndarguments□uringthet□ipbeg□ntos□□face,leadi□gauthori□i□□tospec□l□tewhe□herfoul□laywa□involved.Eachmemberofth□grou□ha□adiffe□ents□oryt□tell,andthein□onsistenciesinthe□ra□countso□lyaddedtot□emys□eryofthemissingnine. Investigatorsle□□□edthatthegroup□a□□e□nfr□end□foryea□s,but□ecentlythe□e□adbeent□nsio□□mongth□m.Rum□rsofdisagre□mentsandargumen□sduringt□et□i□began□osurface,lea□ingauthorit□es□osp□culatewheth□□foulplaywa□i□volved.Eachmem□erofthegrouphadad□□f□re□tstoryto□ell□andth□incon□□stenc□esintheiraccountsonlya□dedtothemysteryo□them□□singnine.□>