IOWA COUNTY — A 23-year-old died in a tractor accident June 2 in rural Iowa County north of Yellowstone Lake State Park, according to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office.

Slade T. Norton, of Mineral Point and formerly of Darlington, was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was driving a tractor hauling a wagon loaded with bales of hay when the accident happened.

As the tractor headed downhill on County DD near Woodlawn Road, it became detached from the wagon. Both the tractor and wagon then slid downhill and into the ditch, with some parts coming to rest in the Yellowstone River.

First responders were notified of the accident at 8:21 p.m. The Mineral Point Fire Department, Mineral Point EMS and Iowa County Coroner’s Office assisted deputies on scene.