(KAIR)--A Jackson County man is dead, killed early Sunday evening in a tractor accident about a mile south of Hoyt.

Sheriff Tim Morse identifies the victim as 43-year-old Ethan Everts, of Hoyt.

Morse says the Sheriff's Office received a 911 call shortly after 5:00 reporting that a man had been injured when his tractor rolled over on property located at 10348 S. Road.

The Hoyt and Mayetta Fire Departments, along with Jackson County EMS, and the Sheriff's Office, all rushed to the scene, where Everts was pronounced dead.

Morse says Everts had been pulling out tree stumps with a small Ford tractor when the accident occurred.