Investiga□orslearnedth□□theg□o□phadbeenfriendsf□ryears,butrecentlytherehadbeentensio□amongt□em□Rumo□□ofdisagre□mentsanda□gument□duri□gthetripbegantosurfa□e,leading□uthoritiestospecu□atewheth□rfo□l□l□ywasinvolv□d.□a□hm□mb□roft□egroup□□dadi□ferents□orytot□□l,andthe□□consis□encie□inthei□accountsonly□□de□□othem□steryofth□missing□ine□ Investigatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□eenfriendsforyears,butrecently□herehadbeenten□ionamong□hem.Rumo□sofdis□greeme□□sandargumentsduringthetri□be□antosurf□ce,leadingaut□ori□i□stos□eculatewhetherfou□play□asinvolv□□.Eachmem□eroft□egro□□hadad□□ferentstoryt□tell,andt□eincon□is□enci□sintheir□ccountsonlyaddedtot□emysteryoft□emissi□gnine.□□ Investi□□to□s□□arne□t□atthegroupha□been□r□endsfo□years,butrecentlytherehadbeen□□nsionamongthem.□□morsofdisagreementsanda□□ume□tsduringthetr□pbe□□n□osu□fac□,leadi□gauthoritiestos□eculatewhet□erfoulplaywa□involved.Each□embe□oftheg□ouphadad□ffe□en□storyt□tell,□n□th□□nconsis□en□□esinth□ira□cou□tsonlyadde□tot□emyst□□y□fthemi□singni□e.□/p□ Inv□s□igatorslea□nedthatthegr□uphadbeenfriendsfo□yea□s,bu□recentlytherehadb□entension□mongthem.Ru□ors□fd□□agreementsandargum□ntsduringthet□ipbe□□nto□urf□□e,leadinga□th□□itiestospecula□ewh□the□foul□laywas□nvol□ed.□ac□memberofthe□ro□phadadiffere□□storytotell,□ndtheinconsistenci□□□nt□eirac□ountsonlyadd□dtothemy□t□□yofthemissingnine□