Expand / Collapse search
☰
Extreme Heat Warning
until FRI 8:00 PM MST, Aguila Valley, Northwest Pinal County, Northwest Valley, Globe/Miami, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, East Valley, North Phoenix/Glendale, Gila Bend, Tonopah Desert, Superior, Central Phoenix, Rio Verde/Salt River, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, Cave Creek/New River, Dripping Springs, West Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, San Carlos, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Tonto Basin, Buckeye/Avondale, Deer Valley
12
Extreme Heat Warning
until FRI 9:00 PM MST, Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail, Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford, Western Pima County including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park, Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales, Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 ft including Douglas/Wilcox, Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle
Red Flag Warning
until SAT 9:00 PM MDT, Black Mesa Area, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Chinle Valley, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264
Red Flag Warning
from SAT 8:00 AM MST until SAT 8:00 PM MST, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Yavapai County Valleys and Basins
Red Flag Warning
until SAT 8:00 PM MST, Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills, Yavapai County Mountains, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Western Mogollon Rim, Coconino Plateau, Marble and Glen Canyons, Kaibab Plateau, Grand Canyon Country, White Mountains
Red Flag Warning
until SAT 11:00 PM MST, Northwest Deserts/Northwest Plateau, Lake Mead NRA/Colorado River-AZ side
Wind Advisory
until FRI 8:00 PM MST, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County
Wind Advisory
from SAT 8:00 AM MST until SAT 8:00 PM MST, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Coconino Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Yavapai County Mountains, Western Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon Country, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Kaibab Plateau
Wind Advisory
until FRI 9:00 PM MDT, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Chinle Valley, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Black Mesa Area
Wind Advisory
from SAT 9:00 AM MDT until SAT 9:00 PM MDT, Chinle Valley, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Black Mesa Area, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
Lake Wind Advisory
from SAT 8:00 AM MST until SAT 11:00 PM MST, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Wind Advisory
from SAT 8:00 AM MST until SAT 11:00 PM MST, Northwest Plateau, Northwest Deserts

Still no answers about what happened to two dead teens on Mount Ord

By
Published  June 5, 2025 4:49pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix
Questions remain in teens' Mount Ord deaths

Questions remain in teens' Mount Ord deaths

The Brief

    • More than a week has passed and there are still no answers about what happened to 18-year-old Pandora Kjolsrud and 17-year-old Evan Clark in the Tonto National Forest.
    • They were found on May 27 with gunshot wounds and the sheriff's office says it's treating their deaths as suspicious.

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - It's been more than a week since 18-year-old Pandora Kjolsrud and 17-year-old Evan Clark were found shot to death in the Tonto National Forest.

What we know:

They were found in a very rural and remote area off SR 87, just past Sunflower, on May 27.

Where they were found in the Tonto National Forest was closed off after the two Arcadia teens were found. The road is now reopened, but what happened still remains a mystery.

"At this time, the circumstances surrounding their deaths are being treated as suspicious," MCSO said on May 30.

Related

2 found dead off State Route 87, MCSO says
article

2 found dead off State Route 87, MCSO says

A homicide investigation is underway after 18-year-old Pandora Kjolsrud and a 17-year-old were found dead off State Route 87 between Mesa and Payson, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.

There are not any designated camping spots on Mount Ord in the Tonto National Forest, but there are turnouts where you can see areas where it looks like somebody created a campfire in the past.

There are still a lot more questions than answers about what happened to these two teens.

FOX 10 reached out to both the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Tonto National Forest to see if there were any concerns about safety in the area.

(Related video) 2 Phoenix area teens found dead; probe underway

(Related video) 2 Phoenix area teens found dead; probe underway

Dig deeper:

The road to Mount Ord is long. Just off SR 87 is Service Road 626, and it looks like a dead end, but for four miles, it's long, rigid terrain, and requires four-wheel drive at times on the unpaved road that leads to the top.

It's more than 6,700 feet in elevation. There's no running water, no restrooms and limited cell service.

We saw park rangers patrolling the area, which is routine.

We also spoke to hikers off camera who said it’s more commonly a day trip rather than overnight.

What we don't know:

Right now, there are no suspects in custody or persons of interest identified to the public.

Still, we don’t know exactly where the teens were found on Mount Ord.

What you can do:

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information to come forward. You can contact them at 602-876-8477 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

The Source

  • Previous FOX 10 reports on this case and FOX 10's Kenzie Beach's reporting on June 5.

Crime and Public SafetyMaricopa CountyNews