Inve□tigatorsle□rnedthatthegrou□hadbee□□rie□dsforye□rs,butrecentlythere□□db□entensionamongt□em.Rumorsofdi□a□reementsa□d□rg□m□□tsduringth□t□ipbegantosu□fa□e,leadi□gau□□or□□□estos□ec□l□tewhetherfoulp□aywasin□olved□□achm□m□er□fthegrouphadad□ff□r□ntstorytot□ll,a□dthe□nc□nsistenci□sint□eiraccoun□sonlyad□edtot□emys□eryofthemi□singnine. Investigato□□learn□dthatthegroup□adbeenfriends□oryears,b□□rece□tlyther□hadbeenten□iona□o□gthem□Rumorso□disagreementsandargum□ntsdur□ngthetrip□□g□ntosurface,leadingauthoritiestospecul□tew□□therfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmembero□thegrou□ha□adiffer□ntstorytotell□□ndtheinconsistenciesinthei□ac□ou□tsonly□dde□toth□□ystery□f□hemi□sin□ni□e.□/p> Investigatorsl□arnedthatt□egr□□□hadbeenf□iendsfo□y□ars,butrecentlyt□ere□adbeen□ensio□amon□them.Rumorso□d□sagr□e□entsandar□umen□□□uringt□etri□b□ga□tosurface,□ea□ingau□horitiestosp□culatewheth□r□oulp□aywasinv□lved.Eac□m□mberoft□egroup□ad□dif□erents□orytotel□,□n□□□einconsist□□ciesintheiracc□u□tson□yadded□□t□emy□tery□fthemiss□ngnine.<□p> Investigatorsle□rnedth□tthegrouphadbeenfriends□or□ears,butrecentlytherehadb□entensi□na□ongt□em.Ru□orsofd□sagre□ments□ndargument□durin□thetripbegantosurface,□ea□ingauthoritie□to□□eculatewhethe□foulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□m□e□of□h□gr□uphad□d□ff□rent□□orytote□l,a□□theinconsistenciesi□theiracc□untsonlyaddedtot□emyst□ry□fth□missingnine.<□p><□>□nvesti□atorslea□nedthatthegr□uphadbeen□rie□ds□o□y□ar□,□□t□ecently□hereha□beenten□□onamon□them.Rumor□ofdisagreeme□tsa□darg□mentsduring□h□t□i□beganto□urfa□e,leadingauth□riti□stospecul□tewhetherfoul□laywasinvolved.□achm□mb□roft□egr□uphadadiff□re□tstor□t□□□ll□a□dtheinconsiste□ciesi□□□eira□c□untsonlyadde□tothemy□teryofth□mi□sing□□ne.