Inv□st□□atorslearned□hatt□□gr□uphad□eenfrien□sfory□ar□□□utr□centl□t□e□□hadb□□nt□nsio□am□ng□hem□Rumorsofdis□greement□andargumentsdu□ingthetripbeganto□urface,leadin□a□thoritiestos□eculatew□etherfoulp□□ywa□i□volve□.□achmemberofthe□□ouphadadi□fe□ents□ory□□tell,andthei□c□nsisten□iesinthe□rac□ountsonlyaddedtothemys□e□□ofthemissingni□e. Investig□tors□ea□nedthat□hegr□uphad□e□nfrien□s□orye□rs,butr□ce□tlyth□reh□□beentensionamong□hem.Ru□orsofdisa□reement□andarg□mentsduringth□tr□pbegant□su□face□□eadingauthorities□os□ecul□tewh□th□rfoul□layw□s□n□□□v□d.□achmem□erofthegroup□adadif□er□ntstoryto□el□,andtheinco□□i□t□□ci□si□theiraccountson□y□ddedt□t□e□ys□eryofthe□i□s□ng□ine. Investigatorslearnedthatth□grouphadbeenfrie□dsfo□years,butrecent□ytherehadbeen□ensio□a□ongthem□□umorsofd□sagreementsa□d□rgu□□n□□duringthe□ripbeganto□urface,leadi□□authoritiestospe□ula□ewhetherfoulplayw□si□volv□d.□□□□memberofthegrou□ha□ad□fferents□o□ytotell□andtheinconsistencie□□nthe□raccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthe□is□ingnine.□□ Investig□t□rslearnedt□at□hegroupha□beenfri□n□sfor□□ars,bu□r□c□ntlytherehadbeentensionamongth□□.Rumo□sofd□sagreeme□tsa□□a□gu□ent□durin□□he□r□□b□gant□s□□face,□□□d□□ga□thoritiest□sp□□□late□hethe□foul□l□yw□sinvolved□E□chmemb□rofthegrou□hadadifferen□□torytotell,andt□e□ncon□istenci□sinthei□a□countso□lyadd□dtothemysteryofth□miss□ngnine.<□p><□>Investigators□earnedth□tthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsf□ryea□s,butrecentlytherehadb□e□tensionamongthem.R□□orso□d□sagreem□ntsandarg□m□ntsduri□gt□et□ipb□gantosur□ace,lea□ingauthori□iestos□□culatew□etherf□ulplay□asin□olved.Eachmemberofthegro□phadadifferen□storytotell,andthei□c□nsistenciesinth□i□ac□ountsonl□add□dtothemysteryofthemi□singnine□□/p> □nv□□tigatorsl□arnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrien□s□oryears,butrece□tly□□erehadbeente□siona□ongthem.□umorsofd□sagr□em□ntsan□□rg□mentsduringt□etr□□began□osurface,leadingautho□□ti□stospec□latewhetherfo□lplaywas□nvolved.Eac□memberofthegrou□hadadifferent□t□□y□otell,andtheinconsis□enciesintheira□counts□□lyadd□dtot□emysteryofth□mis□ing□ine.