Invest□□atorsl□a□nedthatthegrou□h□dbeenfri□□□sforyears,□u□r□cently□□ere□adbee□ten□ionamongt□□m□Rumorso□dis□g□□ementsanda□gumentsduringthe□ripb□ga□tosu□fac□,leadingauthoritiest□specul□tewhetherfoulplaywasi□v□lved.□□ch□embe□o□theg□□up□adadiffere□tst□rytotell,□□dthei□co□□iste□ciesinth□iracco□n□son□□addedtoth□mystery□□t□em□ss□n□nin□.<□p> I□vest□gato□slearnedth□□thegro□ph□dbeenfriendsforyears,butr□c□ntly□here□adbeen□ensio□□mo□gthem.Rum□rsofdisa□reements□ndargum□n□□d□ringth□□rip□e□antosurface,le□dingaut□o□itiesto□pe□ulate□heth□rfou□playwasinvol□ed.□□chmemberofth□□r□u□hadadifferen□sto□yt□te□l,andthei□consi□tenci□sintheiracco□ntson□yaddedtothemyste□y□fthemissi□gnine. □nvesti□ator□learnedthat□hegrouphadbee□friends□or□ears,butrecen□l□therehadbeentensionamongt□□m.Rumorso□disagreemen□sandar□uments□uringth□tri□□□gantosurface,le□dingauthoritiestospecula□ew□□therfoulplaywasinvol□ed.Eachmemberof□heg□ouphadadiffer□ntst□□ytotell□□ndt□eincons□□ten□iesin□heiraccountsonl□addedtothe□ys□eryofthem□s□i□gn□ne□ Investi□atorslearnedthattheg□ouphadbeenfrie□d□f□□□□ars,butrecent□y□□e□□□adbeentensionamongthe□.Ru□orsofd□s□□reementsanda□□umentsdu□i□gth□tri□□egantosurfa□e□le□di□□aut□oriti□□tospe□ulatewhetherfoulp□aywasinvo□ve□.Eachmemberoftheg□ouphadadiffer□ntstorytotell,andtheinc□nsist□nciesintheirac□o□ntsonlyadde□tothemyste□yofthemis□□ngn□ne. Inve□tigatorsl□arnedthatthegroup□□□be□n□riendsfo□y□□rs□b□trecentlytherehadbeentension□m□ngt□□m.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsandargume□tsdur□ngthetripbegantosurf□ce,lea□ing□utho□it□□stospecu□ate□hetherfoulpl□ywasinvolved.□achme□berof□hegr□uph□da□iff□□ents□orytot□ll,a□□theinc□nsistenciesintheir□cco□ntsonlyaddedtothem□□teryo□□hemissing□□ne.