□nv□□tig□torslearnedth□tt□egrouphadbeenf□iendsfory□ars,b□trecent□ythereh□dbeentension□m□ngthem.□umorsofdisagr□ementsandargumentsdurin□thetripb□g□nt□s□□face,leadingauth□□□tiesto□p□culatewhetherfoulplaywasin□olved.Eachmem□erofthe□rouphada□i□ferents□ory□□te□l,a□dtheincon□istenciesi□t□eira□coun□sonlyaddedtoth□□□□teryo□□hemi□singnin□□ I□vestigatorslearnedt□□tthegr□upha□b□en□r□ends□o□□e□rs□butrecentl□therehadbeentension□□ongth□□□Rum□rs□f□isagreeme□tsa□dargume□tsd□r□ngthetrip□egantosurfa□e,le□di□gau□□□□i□ies□□speculatewhetherfoulplay□a□□□vo□ved.Eac□memberofthegrouphadadifferent□□□r□tote□l,□ndthein□□nsis□□nciesintheira□countsonlyadd□dtothemysteryofthem□ssingnine.<□p□ Investiga□or□lea□nedthatthegrouphadbee□fr□ends□□ryea□s,but□ecen□lythe□□hadbeen□ensionamo□gth□□.Rumors□fdisa□r□em□n□san□ar□umen□sd□ri□gth□tri□bega□to□urface,l□adi□ga□thoritiestosp□cul□tewhetherf□ulplaywasinv□□ved.E□chmember□fthegrouphadadifferen□st□rytotell,□n□theinconsistenciesi□□□eiraccount□onlyaddedtothemys□eryoft□em□ssin□n□ne. □nves□i□atorsl□ar□edth□tthegrouphadbe□nfrie□ds□oryears,butrecentlytherehadbee□ten□i□namongth□m.R□m□rsofdisag□□e□en□□andargume□tsdu□ingthetripbeg□ntosu□□□ce,leading□u□horitiestospe□ul□te□het□□rf□ulplaywasinvolved.E□ch□emberofthegrouphadadifferentstor□totell,and□heinconsis□encie□□nthei□ac□o□ntsonlyaddedtothemys□eryofthemissing□ine. I□vesti□atorsl□□□ne□t□atthegrouphad□eenf□ien□sfo□years,butr□cen□l□t□erehadbeentensio□amon□them□R□mors□fdi□agreemen□□□ndarg□mentsdu□ingthetrip□e□□nto□urface,leadinga□t□oriti□st□speculatewh□□herfou□□laywa□involved□Ea□hmembe□ofthegroup□adadiffe□□ntstorytotell,andthe□□□onsistenci□□□ntheiraccoun□so□lyaddedtothemyst□ryo□themissing□ine.<□p> Inves□igatorslearnedthatthe□r□uph□□be□nfriendsfo□years,butre□entlythere□adbee□□ensio□am□□gthem.Rumorsofdis□g□eemen□sandargumentsdurin□thetripbeganto□urface□leadingauth□□itie□tospecul□te□hetherfoulplaywa□invol□□d.Eachmemberofthegroup□adadi□ferentst□rytot□ll,andt□einconsi□tenciesintheiraccountsonlya□dedtothemy□te□y□f□hem□ssingnine.