Investi□atorslearn□dthatth□□rou□h□dbeen□riend□fo□year□,butrecentlytherehadbeentensi□na□ongthem□□um□rsofdis□greementsandarg□mentsdur□ngthetripbegan□osurfa□e,leadingauthorit□□st□s□eculatewhethe□foulplaywa□□nv□lved.Eachmemberof□hegrouphadadifferents□□rytot□ll,andth□i□consis□enc□□si□theiraccountsonlyad□edtothemysteryofthemissin□nine. Investigato□sle□□□ed□ha□thegrouphadbeenfriendsfory□□rs,□u□rec□□□□ytherehad□e□nte□siona□ongt□□m.Rumors□fdisagre□ment□anda□gu□entsduringthetripb□gantosurface,leading□uthori□ie□to□pe□ulat□w□ethe□foulp□aywasinvolv□d.Each□e□ber□fthegrouphad□different□to□ytotell,a□dthe□□con□i□t□nc□□s□nthe□□account□onlya□dedtothem□steryofthemis□ingnine. □nves□□gators□ea□ned□hattheg□ouph□dbeenfri□n□sf□ryear□,butrecentlytherehad□eentens□onamong□□em.Rumo□sofdisag□ee□entsandargumentsduri□gt□etripbe□an□os□r□ace,le□□i□ga□□h□□itiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasi□volved□Eac□me□be□o□□h□gr□□phad□□ifferentstorytote□l,an□theinconsi□t□n□iesintheiraccountsonlyaddedto□hemystery□fthe□i□sing□ine.□/p□ Investigators□e□rned□hatthegrouphadb□enfri□ndsforyears,but□ecentlytherehadbeente□□ionamon□them.R□morsofdisagreementsandargumentsduringt□etripbegan□osu□fac□,l□□dingaut□oritie□tospecu□ate□hetherfou□pla□wasinvol□□d.□a□hm□□berof□hegr□uphadadifferentstorytotell,□ndtheincon□is□enciesintheira□countso□ly□d□edtothem□steryof□hemissingn□ne.