Investigato□slearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsforyears,butrecentlyt□ereh□db□entensionamongthem.Rumorsofdis□gr□□mentsa□□ar□u□ent□duringthetripb□g□nto□urfa□e,l□adi□g□uthoritiestos□eculatewhe□her□oulplay□asinvolved.□ac□□embero□thegrouphadadif□e□ent□□orytotell,an□theinco□sistencies□nth□ir□ccountsonly□ddedto□hemysteryo□□hemiss□ngn□ne. Investig□torslear□□dthatthegro□phadbeen□□iendsforyea□s,butrec□ntl□there□adbeen□ensionamon□□hem.Ru□orsofd□s□gr□ementsand□r□umen□s□uringthetrip□□gantosu□fa□e,l□ading□□□ho□itiestospe□ula□ewhethe□foulp□□yw□sin□ol□ed.E□chmembe□o□th□grouphadadi□ferentstorytotell,a□dthein□ons□s□enciesint□e□rac□o□nt□onlyaddedtothemystery□fthemissingni□e. Invest□gatorslea□nedthatthegrouphadbeenf□ie□dsforyears,but□ec□□tlytherehadbeent□nsionamongth□□.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsand□□gu□en□s□uringthetripbe□anto□urface□lea□i□gaut□oriti□st□□pe□□la□ew□etherfoulpla□□as□nv□lved.Eachm□m□e□ofthegroupha□adiffer□ntstory□□□e□l,□ndth□inconsiste□ciesint□eiraccoun□sonlyadd□dtothemysteryofth□m□ss□n□nine.<□p□