SQ divers find body of 11-year-old French tourist after snowmobile goes through ice

Provincial police divers have found the body of a boy who was riding on asnowmobile that went through the ice Sunday afternoon in Quebec'sMauricie region.

The 11-year-old boy's mother, 55, is still missing.

The pair, tourists from France, were snowmobiling in the Mastigouche wildlife reserve, nearSaint-Alxis-des-Monts, when the machine went through the ice into the Loup River.

The underwater search for the missing woman has been suspended, however, a provincial police helicopter may fly over the areaTuesday, if weather conditions allow.

Police said the pair wastravelling withpeople on two other snowmobiles, including a guide who contacted emergency services at around 4:45 p.m. Sunday.

Another fatality in Portneuf

In a separate snowmobiling accident on Saturday, a49-year-old man was killedand a woman was leftin critical condition after the snowmobilistswent off a trail near Rivire--Pierre, in Portneuf county, northwest of Quebec City.