A woman and a three-year-old child died after a tractor slipped into a reservoir in Northern Otago this evening.
Police say a woman driving a tractor with a trailer attached lost control and drove into a reservoir on a rural property in Waihemo near Dunback-Morrisons Road around 5pm.
Police say the woman and child are believed to have drowned in the fatal incident.
A scene investigation is currently being undertaken and the Police National Dive Squad has been called to the district to assist.
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