Inv□stigatorslearnedtha□theg□ouphadbeenfr□endsforyear□,b□trecen□lyth□reh□dbeentensi□namongt□em□Rumorsofdisagreementsandarg□ments□uringthe□r□pbegant□sur□ace,le□di□gaut□orit□estospecul□t□whet□er□o□lplay□asin□□lved.E□chm□m□erofthegrouphad□dif□erent□to□ytotell,a□dthein□onsis□en□ie□intheira□□ountsonlyad□edtothemys□□ryo□□h□missingnine.□□□> □nvestigat□rslearne□thatthegrouph□□beenfriends□oryears,□utrecentlytherehadbee□te□s□onamo□gthem.Rum□rsofdisagreementsanda□guments□ur□ngth□tripbega□tosu□face,leading□uthoritiestospe□ulatewhet□erf□ulp□aywasinvolve□□Eachm□mb□roftheg□o□ph□dadifferen□storytote□l,andth□□□□o□sistenci□sint□eir□ccountsonl□□ddedtoth□mys□e□□o□themis□ingnine. Inv□s□igatorslearnedthatthegroup□□dbe□nf□□endsfory□ar□,bu□recent□□t□□re□a□bee□tensi□nam□ngthem□□u□□r□o□disagree□e□tsan□□rgumen□sduringthet□i□began□osurfac□□lead□nga□thorit□□stospecula□ewhe□herfo□lp□aywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrou□hadadifferen□storytote□l,andthei□consistencies□n□he□r□□countsonly□d□edtothemy□teryofthemissing□i□e. Investigatorslearnedthat□□□g□□□ph□dbeenfriendsforye□rs□b□trecentlytherehadbeentensio□amongthem.Rumors□fdisagreement□andargumentsduri□g□hetrip□egantos□rface,leading□uthori□iestospec□latewhe□herfoulpl□ywasinvolved.□achme□b□rofthegro□ph□dadifferentstorytotell□andtheincon□iste□ciesintheirac□ountsonlya□d□d□o□hemy□teryof□hemissin□ni□e.□/p> In□estigatorsle□□nedthatth□grouph□□beenfriendsfor□ears,butr□□en□lyth□r□hadbeent□nsion□mongt□em.Ru□orsof□□□a□re□□□n□sandargumentsdurin□t□etri□be□antosurf□□e,leadin□authoriti□s□ospe□□la□□□h□therfou□pla□wa□involved.Eachmem□eroftheg□o□ph□dadi□feren□story□otell,an□th□inconsistenciesintheiraccoun□s□nly□ddedtot□em□steryofthem□ssingni□□.□> I□vestigators□earnedthatthegrouphadb□enfrien□sforyears,b□trece□t□ytherehadbeentensionam□ngthem.Rumo□sofdi□agreementsandargume□t□□□r□ngt□etripbega□tosur□ace,□eadi□gauthoritiestospec□l□tewh□the□□□u□playwasinv□lved.Eachme□beroft□egrouphadadifferentst□rytotell,andth□inc□□sistenciesi□their□ccoun□sonly□□d□□tothemyst□ryofthemissi□□□□ne.□>