I□vestiga□o□sl□arnedthatth□g□ouphadbeenfri□ndsforyea□s,but□ecen□lyt□erehadbee□tensionamongthe□.Rumorsofdi□agree□entsand□□gu□e□tsduringthetr□pbegantos□rface,leadin□au□h□riti□stosp□cu□ate□heth□rfo□□pl□ywasin□olved.Each□emberoftheg□ouphada□iffe□entstor□t□te□l,and□h□inc□□sistencie□□ntheir□cco□n□sonlya□dedtothemyste□yofthemissingnine.□/p> Investigatorslear□□dth□tthegro□□h□□beenfriendsfory□ars,butre□entl□□herehadbee□ten□ionamongthem.Rumo□sofd□sagr□emen□sandargumentsdu□ingthetripbe□antosurface□leadingauthoritiestospecu□atewhet□erfoul□laywasinv□lv□d.E□□hmemb□□of□hegr□uphadadif□erentsto□ytotell,and□he□□con□iste□ciesintheiraccountson□yaddedtothemysteryofth□missingnine. Inve□tiga□o□slearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears□bu□□ecentlyth□r□hadbeenten□□on□mon□□h□m.Rumo□sofdisagreementsa□da□gumentsdu□ingthet□i□be□antosurface,leadin□aut□oritiesto□peculatewhet□erfo□lp□ayw□si□v□lved.Eachmember□f□h□grou□hadadiffer□□tst□rytotell,an□□hei□consistencies□nt□eiraccountsonlyadd□□□□themysteryof□hemi□singnine.□> Investigato□□□ear□edthatt□egrouph□d□□enfri□ndsforyear□,b□tr□ce□tlytherehadbeen□e□si□namongthem.Rumors□fd□sa□ree□entsanda□gumen□s□uringthetr□□began□osu□f□ce,l□□dinga□thoritie□□ospecul□□ewhetherfoulplaywasi□v□lved□Eac□memberofthe□roup□ada□i□ferentst□rytotell,□ndthei□consis□□nciesi□the□racco□□tso□□□ad□edt□themysteryofthemissingnine. Inves□□g□torsl□ar□ed□hatt□egro□phadbeenfr□en□sf□ryear□,□utrecentlytherehadbee□ten□ionamon□them□Ru□orsofdisa□reem□nts□ndargumen□sd□ringthetri□begant□surface,leadin□□□t□□ritiestospe□ul□tewheth□rfo□lp□aywasinvolved.□achmembe□of□hegrouph□dadifferentstorytot□ll,andtheinconsis□enciesintheirac□ou□t□onlya□dedtothem□□teryof□he□i□s□ngnine□ In□□stigatorsl□arned□hatthegrouph□d□eenfriend□f□ryears,b□trece□□lytherehadbeente□si□n□m□ngthem□Rumorsofd□sagreementsan□argumen□□duringthetr□pb□ga□tosurf□□□,leadi□gauthori□iestospe□u□atew□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.□a□□□emberofthegroup□a□adiff□rentstorytotell□a□dtheincons□st□n□i□sinth□iraccountsonlyaddedtothemyst□r□□fthem□s□□n□nine□□□