The bodies of a man and a child have been found after a tractor sank in a lake in the Lanaudière region, northeast of Montreal.
The Sûreté du Québec says the bodies were recovered around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
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The SQ says the two people were on the tractor clearing snow from a path surrounding the lake.
The search began Wednesday night in Saint-Zénon.
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Firefighters and a team of divers were involved in the search after police were first called Wednesday evening by a family member who witnessed the accident.
The SQ says the coroner opened an investigation, and there were no criminal elements.
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