MONROE, N.C. -- A man riding a lawnmower was killed after sliding down a ravine and overturning Thursday afternoon.

The victim was found by a second man on a mower, who proceeded to call for help. Fire, EMS, and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene where the victim, a male in his late 70’s, was pronounced deceased.

He appears to have been mowing the grass at the Midstate Aviation air strip when his mower slipped down the ravine, which was approximately 5 or 6 feet deep.