Invest□g□torslearne□□hatthe□rouphadb□enfriendsfor□□ars,butr□centlyt□erehadbeen□e□sion□mong□hem.Rumorsofdi□agr□em□ntsand□□gumen□sduringthetri□□egantos□rface,leadingaut□ori□i□stospec□latew□etherfoulplay□a□involve□.Eachm□mbe□o□thegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,andtheinconsistenciesintheiraccou□tsonlyaddedt□themyster□ofthemiss□ngnin□.<□p> Inve□□igatorsle□rned□□att□egrou□hadbeenfri□ndsforyea□s□but□□c□ntlythe□ehadb□en□e□sionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreem□n□sa□darg□me□tsduri□gth□tripbegantos□r□a□e,□eading□u□horitiestospeculatewh□therfoulpl□□wasinvo□v□d.E□chmembero□theg□□uphadadiffer□ntstorytot□ll,andtheinconsistenciesin□hei□□ccountsonlyaddedtoth□mysteryofthemissi□gn□ne. Investig□torsle□rned□ha□t□□grou□hadb□enfriendsfo□yea□s□butrece□t□yther□had□eentensi□n□mongth□m.Rumorsofdis□greem□n□sandargum□n□sduring□hetripbegantos□rface,le□□ing□uthoritiest□□pe□ula□ew□etherfoulplay□asinvolv□d.Eachme□b□rof□hegro□phadadiffere□tstory□otell,a□d□heinco□s□s□en□ies□ntheiraccountsonlyadd□dtoth□mystery□□themissi□gnin□.□□ □p>Investigat□□slea□nedt□at□heg□ouphadbeenf□ie□d□□oryea□s,butrecent□ythe□e□adbeentension□mong□□em.Rumorso□disagreem□□tsandargumentsduringthetrip□e□antosurface,leadin□authorities□□spe□u□at□w□ether□o□lpla□□a□□nvo□ved.Each□emb□ro□□hegrouphadadiff□r□ntstorytotell,andtheincons□□ten□ie□inthe□racc□untsonl□add□dtothem□steryo□□he□□ssingnine.<□p□<□>Investigatorsle□rnedthatthegroup□□dbeenfriendsfo□yea□s,b□trece□tlytherehadbe□ntensionamon□□h□m.□□morso□□isag□eementsand□rgu□entsdu□i□gthetripbeg□n□osur□ace,l□adi□gauthorities□ospec□□atewhetherfoulp□ay□asinv□l□ed.Eachme□ber□fthegrouphadadif□eren□storyt□tell□andtheincons□□te□ci□si□theiraccou□tsonlya□ded□□themy□□ery□fthemissingnine.