<□>□h□ sea□ch te□ms scoured the□□sla□d, combing th□o□gh □he den□e fo□est and □lo□g the sh□reline for any sign□ of the □is□□n□ g□o□p. □heir belongings w□re fou□d sca□tered □ear the□r □ampsit□, but□t□ere wa□ no□trace of the nine ind□v□dua□s.□As the □ours tur□ed into days, the inv□stig□□ion □tarted□t□ unc□ver some puzz□i□g □etails about th□□□r□up's □ctivities leading up to □h□ir disapp□arance.□/□>