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Bodies of Man and Child Recovered After Tractor Sinks in Quebec Lake

Police say divers found the victims roughly 17 hours after a relative reported the tractor going under.

Overview

  • Sûreté du Québec confirmed the recovery at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday near Saint-Zénon in the Lanaudière region.
  • Emergency services were alerted around 6 p.m. Wednesday by a relative who witnessed the tractor sink.
  • The driver, a man in his 40s, had been clearing snow from a path near the lake before the vehicle went into the water.
  • Divers and firefighters conducted an overnight search, coordinated from an on-site command post.
  • Provincial police say there is no criminal investigation, and authorities have released limited information about the victims.