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

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says a team of divers is on their way to Saint-Zénon where the tractor was last seen on Wednesday.

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The SQ says firefighters will also participate in the search.

The SQ says the two people were on the 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.

A search began Wednesday night, but the two people could not be located.