□p>Inv□s□i□atorslearnedthatt□egr□uph□dbeenfrien□s□□ryears,butr□ce□tlytherehad□een□ensionamongthem□□umo□s□□disagr□eme□□sandargument□during□hetr□pbe□antos□rface,le□dingauthoritiestospecu□atewhet□erf□ulplaywasinvolved.Eac□memberofthegrouph□dadif□erentstoryt□□ell,andth□in□on□is□e□c□e□intheirac□ountso□l□ad□□dtoth□mysteryofthem□s□ing□i□e□□><□>□n□□st□□a□□r□□□□rnedt□atthe□rouphad□eenfrie□dsfo□years,butre□e□tlythereha□beentensiona□ongthem.Rumo□s□fdisagreementsand□rgumentsdur□ngthetripbega□t□surfa□□□leadingauthoriti□st□s□eculatewheth□rfoulplaywasinvolved.□achmemberofthegroupha□adifferentstory□otel□,andthe□nconsistenciesintheiraccou□tsonlyaddedt□the□y□ter□ofthe□□ssingnin□.<□p> Investig□t□rslearned□hatt□eg□ouphad□e□nfriend□foryears,b□□r□centlythe□□□adbeentensio□amongthem□Rum□□sofdisagreementsandargumentsduringth□tr□pbe□a□tosurface,lea□ingau□horitiestospeculatewh□□herfo□lpla□wasin□ol□ed.Eachmemberof□hegrou□□adadi□feren□s□ory□otell□□ndthei□co□sistencies□nt□ei□accoun□so□l□addedtothe□yst□r□ofth□missingnine.□□□p>Investigatorslearn□dtha□thegrou□h□dbeenfriendsforyears,but□ecentlythe□□hadbee□tensionamongthem.Rum□r□ofd□sagree□entsa□□argum□ntsduringthetripbe□a□tosu□face,leadingau□ho□□tiestosp□culatewhetherf□ulpla□wasinv□l□□d.Eachmem□ero□t□egrouphadadi□ferents□oryt□te□l,and□h□i□consistencie□intheiracc□□□tsonly□□dedtothemysteryo□□hem□ssingnine. Inve□t□gatorslear□edthatthegr□uph□db□enfriendsf□r□ears,b□trecentlythereh□dbeen□ensionamongthem□□umor□ofd□s□gre□ments□ndargu□entsduringthet□ipbegantosurface,le□dingau□horit□e□tos□eculat□whet□□rfoulplay□a□involve□.Eachmembe□ofthegrouphadadifferentsto□ytote□l,andtheinc□nsisten□□esi□theiraccountsonlyaddedt□t□□my□teryof□hemissingnine.<□p>