Man and child missing, search underway after tractor sinks in Quebec lake

The driver of a tractor and a child are missing after the vehicle went into a lake on Wednesday evening in Saint-Zénon, a town two hours north of Montreal in Quebec’s Lanaudière region.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said a team of divers was sent to the area where the tractor was last seen. Police and divers have not yet located the individuals.

Firefighters will also be participating in the search, the provincial police service said.

Radio-Canada reported that emergency services were called to the scene at 6 p.m. ET by a relative who said they saw the incident.

The SQ said the tractor driver, a man in his 40s, had been clearing snow from a path near the lake.

A command post has been set up on site to co-ordinate search efforts, SQ spokesperson Marc Tessier said.