I□□□sti□□torslea□ned□□atthegr□uphadbeenfriendsfory□ars,bu□recently□□□rehadbe□nte□s□on□mongthem.Rumorsofdisagreeme□ts□ndargum□ntsd□ri□g□hetripbeg□n□o□urfa□e,leading□□t□oritiestosp□cul□t□□□□t□erfoulplaywasi□volved.□achmembe□ofthegr□up□ad□d□ffe□entstorytotell,an□theinconsistenciesin□heirac□ountsonlyad□ed□ot□emysteryofthe□□ssingnine.<□□> Inve□tigat□r□□earnedth□t□hegr□uphadbeenfrie□dsforyears,bu□recentlythe□eha□beenten□ionamongthem.Rumorsofd□□a□reements□nda□gu□ent□duringthet□ipbe□anto□urfac□,□e□dingau□hori□iestos□e□ulatew□ether□□u□play□asinvo□ved.□ac□memberof□he□rouphad□differ□ntsto□ytotell,andth□incons□stencie□□nthe□rac□oun□sonlyaddedtoth□mysteryof□hemissingni□e. Investi□□torslear□edthatthegro□pha□beenfrie□dsforyears□□utrecen□ly□herehad□eente□sion□mo□gth□m.Rumorsofdisagreemen□sandar□u□e□tsdur□n□thetrip□eg□ntosurfa□e,leadin□a□t□oritiest□s□eculatewhe□herfoulpla□wasi□vo□ve□□Eachm□mb□rofthegro□phadadif□e□entstorytotel□,andthein□on□istenciesin□h□ir□ccountsonlyadded□othemyst□ryo□them□ssingnine.<□p□□p>Inve□tigat□r□l□ar□edthatth□□□ouphadbeenf□□□ndsfo□□e□rs,butrec□□tlytherehadbeentensi□n□□□ngthem.R□□orsofdisagr□e□e□ts□n□arg□men□s□uringthetrip□eg□nt□surfac□,lead□ng□uthori□iestosp□culatewhet□erfou□□layw□sinvolved.Eachmembe□ofthegrou□hada□iffe□e□□storytotell,a□dthein□□nsistenc□esintheiraccountson□yaddedtothe□y□teryofthemissingn□n□.<□□> Inves□igatorslearnedt□atthegrou□hadbeenfrie□dsf□ryears,bu□rec□ntlyther□hadbe□ntensionamongth□m.Rum□rsofdi□agr□ements□nd□rgu□e□tsd□ringthetripbegantosurfac□,leading□uthoritiestos□eculatewhetherf□ulp□aywasi□volved.Each□embe□□fthe□□oupha□adi□□□rentstorytotell□and□heinconsistenciesintheir□ccou□tso□lyadded□□themysteryofthe□issingnine.□> Inv□stigatorslea□nedthattheg□ouphadbeen□□iendsforyears,butrecentlythere□adb□e□tensionam□ng□hem.Ru□□rsofdisagr□em□ntsan□□rgum□ntsduringthe□rip□egantosurfa□e,leadingauthoritiestospecul□□ew□ether□oulplaywas□nvolved.□achmem□eroftheg□ouphada□iffe□entstoryt□tell,andthei□□ons□ste□ciesint□eir□ccou□tsonlyaddedtothemys□eryo□themis□i□gnine□