I□v□stigatorsl□a□nedtha□th□grouphadbee□friendsfor□□ar□,□ut□ecentlyt□ereha□be□ntensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreeme□t□a□dargume□tsd□□ing□hetr□p□egantos□rfac□,leadingauthorities□ospecula□ew□eth□rfoulp□aywa□involved.Eac□□emberofthegro□□h□dadifferent□□o□ytotell□andthein□onsistenciesintheiraccount□□nl□addedtothemysteryofthemis□□n□nine□ □nv□stigator□learne□thatthegroup□adbeenf□iendsf□□□ears,but□ece□t□□t□erehad□eenten□iona□ongthem.Rumo□sofdisa□reementsandargumen□s□uringth□tripbegan□o□urface,lead□□gau□horiti□stosp□c□l□tewhe□her□oulplaywasi□volve□.Eachm□mberof□hegrouphadadifferentst□□ytotell□andt□einconsisten□ie□intheiracc□unts□nlyaddedtothemys□e□yoft□emissingnine. In□□stigat□r□lear□□dthatthegroup□□□beenfriendsforyears,but□ecentlytherehadbeent□n□i□□□□o□gthem.Rumorsofdi□agree□ent□andar□umentsduringthetripbegantos□rface,leadingau□hor□tiestos□ecu□atewhetherfoul□laywasinvolve□.Eachme□be□oftheg□ouphadadiff□re□tsto□yt□tel□,andtheinc□n□istenci□□i□th□□raccountso□□yadde□t□themysteryofthemissin□n□ne. In□estigat□rsle□rn□dthat□hegrou□hadbeenfriend□foryears,butrecentlyt□e□□had□eenten□iona□ongt□e□.Rumorsof□isagr□□mentsand□rgumentsduringth□tripb□g□nt□s□rface,le□d□n□aut□o□i□iesto□p□culatewh□t□erfoul□laywasinvo□ved□E□chmem□eroft□egrouphad□di□ferentstorytotell,an□the□nco□□i□□□nciesintheiracco□ntsonl□add□dtot□emyster□oft□e□issingnine. Inv□sti□□torslearne□thattheg□ouphadbe□nfr□endsfor□ears□but□ecentlythe□□hadbeentensionamongthem.Rumor□of□isa□reementsand□rgumen□□duringthetri□□eg□nt□□□r□□ce,leadingauth□ritiest□speculatewh□therfoulpl□y□□sinvo□ved.Eachm□mberofthegrouphadadiffere□□story□otell,andthein□□ns□ste□ci□□inth□iraccountso□l□a□□edto□hemysteryofthemissingn□ne.