I just came across this new report with some additional info:
https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/1086 . Notice in the report that the reporter ask the police about it and they say the report it " unfounded " , yet we see the pictures and know of other people who where there when it happened. Why the news black out and denial of it occurring, very strange to me. Its said there where two groups, one of them apprehended ( 17 guys ) and the other group heading off into the hills. If you read down into the discussion/comments under this article there are many odd details. This kind of think happening at a remote hot springs, combined with a news black out, weird.