In□estigat□□slea□nedthatthe□r□u□h□dbeen□r□e□dsforyears,butr□centlythe□eh□dbe□nten□□onamongth□m.Rumorsof□isagreement□□nda□gume□tsduri□gth□tripbegantosurf□ce,leadi□g□□thorit□□stospeculatewhetherfou□playwa□involved.Eachm□mberofthegroup□adadifferentst□ryto□ell,andtheincons□ste□□iesintheiraccounts□nlyaddedt□themystery□fthem□□□ingni□e□ □nvestigato□□l□□r□edthatth□group□adbee□friends□o□□ears,butrecent□y□herehadbeentensionamo□gthem.Rumorsofd□□a□reementsandargument□duringthetripbegantosurface,□eadingauthoritiestospeculatewhet□erfou□p□aywasinvolv□d.Eac□memberofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,an□□□ei□consiste□cie□inth□i□□cc□untsonl□a□d□d□□the□ys□eryof□h□□issing□ine.□/p□ I□vestiga□orslearned□hat□he□rouphadbeenf□iendsfor□□ars,butr□ce□tlythe□ehadbe□ntens□o□amongthem.□umor□of□isagr□□□ents□n□argum□n□□duringthetripbegant□surfac□,leadi□gau□hor□t□e□tospec□□□□□w□etherf□□lpl□ywasinvolved.□achmemb□rofthe□rouphadadi□ferentsto□ytotell,andtheincons□□tenciesintheira□counts□nlyaddedto□h□myste□y□fthemissingni□e. Invest□gatorslearnedtha□thegrouph□dbeenfri□nds□oryears,butr□c□ntlythe□ehadbeentensionam□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagreements□nda□gumentsduringt□etri□bega□tosu□face,lea□ingautho□□ties□□s□□cu□atew□etherfoulp□ayw□sinvo□ved.Eachme□ber□fthegrouphadad□fferentst□rytot□□l□a□d□he□n□onsistencie□inth□irac□o□ntsonlyad□edtothemys□eryofthemi□si□gnine□□> Inv□stiga□orslearned□hat□hegro□□hadbeenfri□ndsfor□□ars,butrecentlytherehadbeentensionamo□gthem.Rumo□□□fdis□greement□□ndargu□en□sduri□gthet□□pb□gantosurface,leadin□□uthor□□iestospec□late□hetherfoulplaywasi□volved.Eachmember□fth□gro□phada□iff□□e□□s□orytotel□,□ndtheinc□n□i□te□ciesint□eirac□□untso□lyaddedtot□emysteryof□□e□issingnine.