□nvestigatorsle□rnedth□tthegroupha□□eenf□□endsforyea□s,b□□rec□ntlyt□ereh□dbe□nte□sio□□mongt□em□Rumorso□□isagre□mentsandargu□e□tsdu□ingthe□□ipbegantosurface,l□ad□ngauthor□tiest□sp□cul□□ew□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.E□c□member□fthegr□u□hadadifferentstoryt□te□l,□ndtheinconsistenciesinthe□r□ccountson□yaddedtothemysteryofth□missingnine.<□p> Invest□gato□sl□arne□thatthegrouph□dbe□nfri□ndsforye□r□,butrec□ntlytherehadbeent□nsiona□□ngthem□□um□rsofdisagreementsan□argumentsduringthetrip□□gan□osurfa□e,le□d□ngau□horitiesto□pecul□te□hetherf□ulplaywasinvolved.Each□emberoftheg□ou□h□dadiffer□ntstorytotell□andtheinconsistenc□□sinthe□ra□c□untsonlyaddedtothemyste□y□fthe□i□singnine. In□estiga□□rsle□r□ed□h□tthegro□phadbeenfrien□sfor□e□rs□butrecentlyt□erehad□eentensi□na□ongth□m□Rumorsofd□sagreeme□tsandarguments□u□i□gthetri□be□ant□surface,lead□ngauth□rities□ospe□ulatewhetherfou□playwasinv□lved.Eachmemberofthe□roup□adadiffere□tstorytotell□a□□the□□consiste□cies□ntheir□ccoun□s□nly□dd□dtothem□steryofthemissingn□ne. Inves□ig□torslearnedthattheg□oup□adbe□□fri□nd□f□ryears,butrecentl□thereh□d□ee□ten□ionam□□gthem□□um□rs□fdisagreem□nts□ndargume□□sd□□ingthetri□begant□surf□ce,l□a□ingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvo□ve□.Eachmem□□□ofthegr□uphad□differentstor□□otell,andt□einconsis□encie□in□h□iraccountsonlyad□□dtot□emysteryo□them□ssingnin□.□□p> Inves□iga□orslearnedthat□□e□□o□phadbeenfr□e□ds□oryears,but□ecent□ythereh□□beentensionam□ngt□□m.Rumo□s□□disagreemen□sa□d□rgume□t□□uri□g□het□□pbegantosurface□leadi□gauthor□t□es□□specu□at□whet□e□foulp□aywas□nvolved.Each□emberoftheg□oup□adadif□erentstor□□□□ell,andth□i□c□nsistenciesintheiraccou□tsonlyadd□d□o□hemystery□ft□emissingnine□ Inv□stigators□earnedtha□thegrouphadbeenfriendsfory□ars,b□t□ecentlytherehadbe□nten□ionamo□gthem.□umorsofdisagreement□anda□gument□during□hetripb□gantosurface,l□□d□ng□utho□i□ie□□os□eculatewhetherfou□playwasin□olv□d.E□chmem□e□ofthegroupha□□differen□s□o□ytotell,□n□theinco□sistencie□i□th□i□acco□□ts□□ly□ddedtothemystery□fthemi□singni□e.□□p>