Inve□tigator□learn□dthat□hegrouph□dbeenfrie□dsfo□y□□rs,butrecentlyt□erehadbeentensionam□ngthem□Ru□orsofdisagreementsandargumentsdurin□thetripbe□a□tosurf□c□,leadingauthoritiesto□p□cu□atewh□therfoulp□aywasinv□lved.Eachme□b□rofthegrouphadadifferents□oryt□tell,andthei□c□n□istencies□nth□iraccountsonlyaddedtoth□□y□teryoft□emi□s□ngnine□□>□p>Inves□igatorsl□□rned□hatthe□rouphadbeenfrie□dsfor□ears□butre□en□lyther□had□eentensionamon□them.Rumor□□fdi□agr□e□entsandargumentsdur□ngth□tripbegantosurface□□□□dingauthoriti□□tos□□c□latewh□therfoulplay□□□invol□ed.□ac□membero□theg□o□□hadadifferentstorytotell,a□dth□in□onsistenci□si□thei□acc□□n□sonlyad□e□toth□m□□teryofth□missingnin□.□□ □nv□s□□gat□rslearn□dthatthe□□ouphadbeen□riends□oryears,□utrecentlythe□ehadbeentensi□namon□them.R□mo□sofdisagreement□a□□argumentsdur□□gthetri□bega□tosurf□ce□leadingauth□riti□stospecul□t□w□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.□ach□emberofthegroup□a□a□ifferentsto□ytote□□,andt□einconsisten□iesinthe□raccounts□nly□dd□dtothemyste□y□fth□mi□si□□nine□□/p> Investigatorslearnedthatthegrou□hadbeenfriend□foryears,butrecen□□ytherehadbe□ntension□mongt□em.Rumo□sofdi□agreemen□san□□□g□□en□□□uri□gthe□rip□ega□tos□rf□ce,le□di□ga□□hori□□estospeculate□he□herfoul□la□was□nvolved.Eachmemberofth□group□ada□ifferen□□tor□t□te□l,andtheinconsist□nciesint□eiracc□untsonl□ad□e□t□th□myst□r□ofthem□□sin□nine.