□<□>The search teams s□oured t□e□□sland, combing th□ough th□ dense f□rest a□□□along the shorel□ne f□r an□□s□gn□ of the mi□sing gro□p. The□r b□longings were found scattered nea□ their □ampsite, but□t□ere □as□no □ra□e □f th□ nine individua□s. As the hou□□ t□rned into days, □he in□estigation started to u□cover some puz□ling deta□ls abo□t th□ □ro□p□s ac□ivities lea□ing □p □o their□□isa□pea□□nce.□>