□nvestigatorslearnedthatt□eg□ouphadb□en□riendsforyea□s,b□□r□centlythereh□dbeentensio□amongt□em.Rumorsofd□sagree□en□sa□d□rgu□e□□sduringth□tripbegantos□r□ace,leading□utho□i□i□stosp□culat□whetherfoulp□aywasi□v□lved□Eachmembero□□heg□ouphadadi□ferent□t□rytote□□,a□dt□e□nc□n□i□ten□ies□ntheiraccountsonlyadd□dto□hem□steryofthemissingnine□ Inve□tigat□rslearnedthatthegrouph□db□enfriendsforyears,butrecentlytherehadbeenten□ionamongthem.Rumor□ofdisag□eementsa□dargume□tsduringthetr□p□eg□□□o□urface,lea□ing□utho□itiestospeculate□het□□r□oulplayw□sin□olved.Each□□mb□roftheg□ouphada□ifferentstorytotell,an□theinconsistenciesintheiraccountsonlyadde□tothemystery□fthem□□singnine□ Inve□□igat□rslearnedthatthegro□p□ad□eenfr□endsfory□ars□butrecent□□t□ereha□b□ent□nsio□□□ongth□m.Rum□rs□fd□sagreementsandar□□me□tsduringthe□rip□□g□ntosurface,leading□ut□□ri□□estospeculatewhe□herfoulpl□ywasi□□olved.Eachmem□□□of□h□□□ouphadadifferentstorytotell,andtheincon□is□□nciesi□theiraccou□ts□nlyaddedtothem□steryo□themissi□gnine. Investigatorslearn□□thatthegro□phadbeenfriends□o□year□,□ut□e□en□ly□hereh□□beentens□onam□n□them.Ru□ors□□disagreeme□tsand□r□umentsduring□□etripbegantos□rface,lead□□□□□□hori□ies□os□eculate□□eth□rfoulp□ayw□□invol□ed.Ea□□□embe□o□thegro□phadadif□erent□torytote□l□a□□th□inc□□siste□□□e□inthe□raccou□t□onlyaddedtothemyster□ofthemissingni□e.□□ Inve□tigatorslea□□edtha□□h□grouphadbeenfrie□dsf□r□ears,bu□r□centlythe□ehadb□en□ension□mo□gthem.Rumorso□d□sagreeme□□s□n□argument□du□ingthetripbegantosurfac□,leadin□a□□ho□□□iest□specu□atewhet□erfoulplay□asinvolved.□ach□e□□erofthegrou□h□d□differentstory□□tell,and□hei□cons□s□enciesinth□ir□c□ountsonlyadded□othemys□eryof□hemissingnin□.