I□ve□□ig□t□rslear□edthatthegroup□adbeenf□ien□sforyears□b□trecentlytherehadbeent□nsi□n□□ongthem.Rumorso□disagreeme□ts□n□argument□during□he□ripbe□antosurface,le□din□a□□□ori□□estospecula□ewh□therfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□□be□oftheg□ouphad□different□toryto□el□□andth□inconsist□nciesin□heiraccou□□sonlyad□e□t□themyst□ryofth□m□ssingni□e.<□p> Investigato□s□earn□d□hatth□gr□□phadbeenfrien□□fo□ye□rs,butrecentlythere□adbeenten□ionam□ngthem□Rumorsof□□sagreementsand□rguments□u□ingthetripbegantosurface,l□adingauth□r□ties□o□pecul□t□whetherf□ulplaywasi□volv□d.Eachmember□fthegrouphada□ifferentstorytotell,□ndtheinconsi□tenci□□i□their□ccoun□sonl□adde□□othe□□s□ery□fthem□ssing□□ne. Inve□□ig□torslea□ned□□at□hegrou□hadbeenfr□□ndsf□ryears□butrecentlythere□adb□entens□onamo□□them.Ru□orsof□isagr□ementsan□argumentsd□ri□gthetripb□gantosurface,leadi□gauthori□i□stospec□latewh□□her□oulp□aywasinv□lved.Ea□h□□□berofthe□rouphadadifferentstoryt□tell,andtheinconsistenci□□intheirac□ou□□sonl□a□dedtothemy□□eryofthemi□singnine. Inv□stigat□□slearne□□ha□thegro□p□adbee□□r□endsforye□rs,□utrece□tl□the□ehadbeente□sionamongthem.Rumors□fd□sag□eement□□□dargumen□sduringthet□ipbegantosur□ace,leading□uthoritiest□s□□culatew□et□erfoulplaywasinvolved.□achmembe□ofthe□roup□adadif□e□entsto□ytotell,an□t□einc□nsistenc□es□nt□ei□a□countso□lyad□edtothem□steryoft□e□i□singni□e.□> Investigatorslearnedthatth□grouphad□e□nfriendsforye□□□,butrecen□l□therehadbeen□□nsionamongthem.Rumo□s□□d□sagreeme□t□and□rgumentsduringth□trip□eganto□ur□ace,lea□ing□utho□□tiesto□pecu□ate□□etherfou□p□ay□as□nvo□ved.Eac□memberofthegr□□phadadifferentst□ryt□t□ll,andthein□□nsi□□en□iesinthe□raccountso□l□addedtothemystery□fthem□□singn□ne.<□p>