Investigatorslearnedthatthegroup□adbeenfriendsforye□r□,bu□recen□l□t□erehadbeentensiona□on□them□Ru□ors□fdisagreem□ntsan□a□□umentsd□rin□□hetri□begantosurface,□ea□ingauthoriti□stospec□l□t□□hetherfou□□lay□asinvolved□E□ch□□mberofthegr□uphadadiffere□t□tor□□otell,and□□□incons□s□enciesinth□i□accoun□sonlyad□edtothemyst□□yof□□emi□singnin□.□> Investig□torslearn□□□hat□heg□oup□adbeen□□ien□sfo□years,□utrec□ntlythere□ad□eentens□onamongthem.Rumorsofdisa□reement□a□□a□gume□ts□ur□ngt□etripbegantosu□fa□e,lea□i□gau□horitiesto□peculatewhetherf□ul□□ayw□sinvolve□.□ac□m□mberofthegro□phad□□iff□ren□sto□ytotell,an□thein□o□sistenciesint□eiracco□ntsonlyaddedtothem□□teryofthemissi□□nin□.□/p> Investigators□earnedt□a□thegr□u□hadbeenfriendsforyea□s,butrecentl□there□□dbeen□ensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisagreementsandargumentsdu□ingthetripb□gan□osurface,leadi□gauthoritiesto□p□□□latewhet□□□foulpl□y□asinvolved.□□chmemb□roft□egrouphadadifferentstorytote□l,a□dtheinconsis□enciesin□he□r□ccou□tson□□adde□□othemysteryo□□h□miss□ngnine.□><□>Investigat□rsle□□nedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,□ut□ec□ntl□therehad□eentensionamon□the□.Rumors□fdi□ag□eeme□tsandargu□□ntsduringthetripb□gantosurface□leadingaut□orities□ospecul□tewheth□□foulpl□□wasinvolve□.Eac□memberofth□gro□phadad□ff□rent□to□ytotell,and□heinconsi□□encies□ntheiracc□u□tsonlyaddedt□themyst□ryof□he□issingnin□□ In□□st□gatorslearned□h□t□hegrouph□d□eenfri□n□sforyears□butr□centlyth□□ehadbeente□siona□ongthem.Rumors□fdi□a□r□em□ntsand□rg□□ents□urin□thetripbegantos□rf□ce,lead□ngautho□□□iestospec□la□ewhe□□erfoulpl□ywasi□vo□ved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadif□erentsto□yto□ell,andtheinconsistencie□intheir□ccounts□nl□addedto□h□mys□eryofthe□is□in□nine.