Thesearcht□amsscouredtheisla□d□combingth□oughthedenseforest□□□a□ongt□eshore□ineforanysignso□the□issi□gg□oup.Theirbelongingsweref□u□d□catte□ednearthei□campsite,□ut□herewasnotrac□o□t□eninei□dividual□.Ast□□ho□□sturnedintoda□s,theinve□ti□ationsta□tedto□nco□ersom□puzzlingde□a□ls□b□uttheg□oup'sactiv□t□esleadingup□o□h□irdis□ppea□□nce. T□esearc□tea□sscour□□thei□land□combi□g□hroughthede□sefo□estan□alo□g□hesh□relineforanysignsofthemi□singgroup.□heir□elongingsweref□□ndscatt□rednea□□heircampsi□e,butth□r□wa□notrace□fthenineindividuals.A□thehoursturnedi□to□□ys,□□ei□vestigationstartedtouncoversomepuzzling□e□ailsabou□the□roup'sactiviti□sleadingupt□th□i□disapp□arance. Thesea□chteamsscouredth□islan□,c□mbingthroughthe□enseforestandalongth□sh□re□ineforan□□ig□softhemissingg□oup.T□eirbelong□ngswe□efoundscatterednea□theircam□s□t□,□uttherewas□otra□e□ftheninein□iv□□uals.A□the□our□t□rn□□in□□days,theinvesti□□tionstartedtouncov□rso□epuzzlingdetailsa□□utthegroup's□ctivitiesleadi□guptotheirdis□pp□a□ance□ □hesearcht□a□ssco□r□□th□isl□n□,combin□throught□edenseforestandal□ngtheshor□line□o□any□ignsofthe□i□si□gg□ou□.□heirbe□o□gingswer□foundsc□tte□□dne□rtheirc□□psi□e,butthe□ewa□notra□e□fth□n□n□individuals.Asthehourstu□nedintodays,th□□nve□ti□ati□□startedtounc□ve□somepu□□lin□det□ilsabo□t□□egroup'sa□□ivities□□□din□□ptothe□rdis□pp□arance.<□p> Thesearchte□mssco□□edtheisland,combingthrou□hthedens□fores□anda□ongthe□hore□□n□f□ra□ysign□of□hemissinggroup.Theirbe□ongingswerefoun□□cat□e□e□n□artheircampsite,butthere□a□n□traceof□henineindividuals.Asthehoursturned□ntoday□,theinvestigationsta□tedt□unco□er□□me□□zzlingdetai□saboutthegr□u□'sa□tivit□e□leadinguptotheir□i□appeara□ce.