Investigatorslearnedthatthegro□pha□beenfrie□□sforyea□s,butre□en□lyther□ha□be□ntensi□□□□o□gthem.Rumorsofdi□a□reementsa□d□rgum□ntsdu□ingthe□ri□begant□surfa□e,leadinga□thor□ties□os□e□□latewhether□ou□playw□□involve□.Eachme□berofth□□ro□□hadad□ffere□tsto□y□otell□andtheinc□n□i□tencies□ntheira□cou□t□□nl□addedtothemyst□ryofthemissingni□e.<□p> Inves□□gatorsle□rnedthatt□egrouphadbeenfriendsf□ryears,butrecentlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumo□sofdi□a□re□mentsandargumentsdu□ing□h□t□ip□egantosurface,leadingaut□o□iti□stospecul□tewheth□rf□ulplaywasin□olved.Eachme□beroft□egrouph□dadiffe□entstorytot□ll,andtheinc□nsist□nci□□int□eir□cc□untson□yaddedtot□emy□tery□fthe□i□sin□n□n□.<□□> Investigato□slearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,butrece□tlyther□hadbeentensio□a□ongthem□□um□□so□disagree□ent□andargumentsdu□ingthe□□i□b□g□nto□urface,□eadinga□thoritie□to□peculatew□etherfou□pl□□wasinvolved.Ea□□□embe□ofthe□roup□ad□differentstorytotell,a□dtheincon□iste□ciesinth□□racc□un□sonly□□dedtoth□mystery□□themi□si□gnine□<□p> In□□stigatorslearnedtha□the□□ou□h□□beenf□□endsforye□□s,but□□centlythe□ehad□□entens□onamongthem.□umorsof□isagreementsandargument□duringthetripbegantosurfa□e,lea□ingauthorit□es□os□ec□latewhe□□er□oulplay□asinvo□□ed.□ac□mem□eroftheg□oup□adadif□erentst□rytot□□□□an□th□inconsistenciesintheiraccountsonlya□dedt□them□ste□yofthemissingnine.□□ Inv□st□gatorsle□rnedthatthe□roup□adbe□nf□ie□dsfo□□ears,b□□rec□ntly□□□rehadbeentensionamon□them.□umors□fdisa□reement□a□d□r□umentsdur□ngt□etri□□egantosurface,l□ading□u□h□ritiestosp□culat□whethe□foulplay□asinvolved.Ea□hmemberof□heg□ouphadadifferen□storyt□tell,an□the□ncons□st□□ciesinthei□□c□□un□sonlyaddedtothemyste□yo□the□issingnine□