□nvestigat□rsle□rn□dthatth□groupha□be□nfriends□ory□□rs,butrecentlytherehadbeentensionamon□□□□m.Rumorsofdisagr□ements□□dargume□ts□urin□thet□i□beganto□urfa□e,leadingautho□itiestospeculatewhetherfoulpl□ywas□□vo□ved.Eachme□□eroft□□grou□h□dadiff□ren□stor□totell□a□□theinconsistenciesi□thei□ac□ount□only□□□ed□othemystery□fthemi□singnine□□> □n□□sti□atorslearnedthatthegrouphadb□e□frien□sforyears,b□□recentlyther□□adbeentensionamongthem.Rumo□s□fdisagreem□ntsandargumentsd□ringthetr□pbeg□ntosur□□ce,leadi□gauthorities□os□ecula□ewh□therfoulplayw□sinvol□ed.Each□emberofthegrouphada□iffer□nts□oryt□tell,andtheincon□ist□nciesi□their□cco□ntso□l□a□dedtothemysteryofthemissi□gnin□.<□□>□p>In□estigators□ear□ed□ha□thegr□uph□dbe□nfr□□ndsfo□□ears,butrecently□herehadbeente□sionamongthe□.Rumorsofdisag□□□ments□ndarg□ments□□ringth□trip□egantosur□□□e,le□dingau□□orit□e□t□s□ecula□ewhetherfou□p□aywa□involved.E□ch□emberof□hegrouphadad□□feren□storytotell,an□th□inconsistenciesinthe□raccoun□son□y□d□edto□hemys□eryofthe□issi□gn□ne. Investig□tors□□arnedthattheg□ouphadbeenfr□e□d□fo□ye□□□,bu□re□□nt□ythere□adb□ente□□ionamo□gt□em.Rum□□so□disa□reem□nt□andargumentsduringthetripbegantosurface□leadi□gauthorities□ospecu□atew□ether□o□lplaywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegr□□phad□□iffer□ntstorytotel□,andtheinconsistenciesintheiracc□unt□onlyadd□□tothemyste□y□fthe□iss□ngnin□. Invest□□atorslea□nedthatth□grouph□□beenfr□endsforyea□s,bu□recentl□□h□rehadbeen□ensionamo□gthem.□umo□sofdis□gree□entsanda□gu□entsd□ringt□etri□begantosurface,leadingau□horitiestospec□latewhet□e□f□ulplaywasinvolved.Eachme□berofthegrou□ha□adiff□r□nts□orytotell,a□dtheinconsist□□□□esintheir□ccountsonlyaddedtothem□st□□y□fth□missi□g□□ne.