ASHLEY — A 59-year-old Ashley man was killed Thursday after the tractor he was operating overturned on the bank of a pond and trapped him underwater.

Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger says David L. Paszkiewicz was discovered by the land owner after he went to check on him after being contacted by worried family members.

At 8:40 p.m., emergency crews responded the scene on Sugar Creek Road in rural Ashley. Ashley Firefighters recovered Paskiewicz from the water and he was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m.

Styninger said Friday Paszkiewicz left home at noon to mow the property on Sugar Creek Road and when he had not returned home by 8 p.m., family members contacted the land where Paszkiewicz was working.

Styninger says an autopsy will not be performed, Styninger said.