□nvestigat□rs□e□rned□□atthegrouph□dbe□n□r□e□d□foryea□s,bu□re□□□t□□□he□□h□d□eentensionamongt□e□.□umorsofd□sagre□me□tsand□rg□□entsduringthetripbe□antosurface,leadingaut□or□tiestospecu□□tew□ether□ou□□laywasinvolved.Eachmemb□□of□hegrouph□□ad□ffe□ent□tory□otel□□andtheinco□□istenciesint□eiracco□n□so□□yaddedtothemy□teryof□□emi□si□gnine□ Investigator□learnedthatthegrou□□a□beenf□ien□□for□ears,□□t□ece□□lythe□□hadb□entensi□na□on□□hem□R□mors□fdi□agr□ementsandargumentsduring□□□tripbegantosurf□ce,lead□n□aut□ori□iesto□peculatewhe□he□fou□pl□ywa□invo□□ed.Eachmem□□r□□the□rouph□dadi□f□rentstory□otell,andthei□□onsistenc□esintheiraccoun□□on□yaddedtothemysteryofthemissin□□i□e.□/p> In□estiga□□rslearn□dt□attheg□ouphadbeenfri□nd□for□ears,but□ecentlyt□□reh□dbeente□sionamong□hem.R□morsofdis□greementsand□□gumentsduringt□etripbegantos□r□ace,le□ding□□t□o□□tiestospeculatewhet□erf□ulplaywasinvolve□.Each□emb□□□fthe□r□u□hadad□fferentstorytotell,andt□□inc□□sist□nci□sinthei□accoun□s□nlyaddedto□hem□stery□fthemissingnine. I□vestig□□o□□le□rnedthatthe□□oup□adbe□nfriendsfor□ears,b□t□□□entlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumo□sofdisagre□mentsandarguments□uringthetripb□g□nto□urface,□eadingauthoritie□tosp□cula□ewhether□ou□playwasin□olved.Eachm□mberofthegroup□ad□differentstorytotell,an□theinc□n□is□encie□intheiraccountsonlyaddedtoth□myster□ofthe□□ss□ngnin□. Inves□ig□torslea□nedthatthe□rouph□dbeenfriendsfory□ars,butre□entlytherehadbeente□sionamo□g□hem.Rumor□o□dis□greem□ntsandargumentsduringth□tripbegantosurface,□e□dinga□th□ritiestospeculat□wh□therfoulplaywas□nvo□□ed.Eachmemberofth□grouphada□ifferent□torytotell,an□theincon□istenciesin□he□rac□ountso□lyaddedto□h□my□□eryofth□miss□ngnin□.