The se□rch teams s□oured the is□a□d, combing th□ough□the de□se□forest □nd □□ong t□□ shoreline for a□y signs of t□e□missing□gr□up. □heir b□l□ngin□s were□□ou□d scatter□d near their□campsite□ but there was no trac□ of th□ nine i□dividuals. As the hour□ □urne□ in□o d□□□, the investigati□n st□r□ed□to u□cover□some □uzzlin□□de□ail□ about the group's ac□ivi□ies□□□a□ing up to their dis□ppearance.