Tractor sinks in lake near Montreal: man and child missing

A man and child are missing after a tractor sank in a lake in the Lanaudière region, northeast of Montreal.

Quebec's Security Service (SQ) says a dive team is heading to Saint-Zenon, where the tractor was last seen on Wednesday.

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Firefighters will also take part in the searches, according to the SQ.

According to the SQ, two people were on a tractor clearing snow from a path surrounding the lake.

Police were first called at 6 p.m. by a family member who saw the accident.

The search began on Wednesday evening, but two people could not be found.


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