□p□□□e sear□□ teams □c□ured the i□land, combing thro□g□ the dense f□rest a□d□a□o□g□the shore□in□ fo□ any signs of the missing□group. The□r belongings were □ound s□attered n□a□□their c□m□site, □ut t□□□e was n□ trace of t□e n□n□ i□□ivi□u□ls. □□□the hours turned□into □□ys,□the□i□vestigation s□a□ted to unc□□er some puzzling details a□out the group's□acti□ities □□ading □p□to their dis□ppe□rance.