A MUM and her eight-year-old son died after being trapped in a car as it sank in a pond near an RAF base.
Vivien Radocz, 28, and son Milan were pulled from the water after their Ford Focus was found submerged on Saturday.
Tragically Vivien was declared dead at the scene near the RAF Wittering air base in Cambridgeshire.
Milan was rushed to hospital where he sadly couldn't be saved.
The mum and son both live in the Stamford area of Lincolnshire.
Emergency crews raced to the pond after a member of public spotted the car.
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Police confirmed they are not sure how long the vehicle had been in the water before the alarm was raised.
Temporary fencing is now in place around the pond, which is near a right-angle turn/
A spokesperson said: "At about 6.20pm police were called with reports the blue Ford Focus had been spotted in the water next to Old Oundle Road, to the rear of RAF Wittering.
"Police, fire crews and paramedics attended the scene and the woman and child were removed from the vehicle.
"The boy was taken to hospital for treatment, but later died, while the woman died at the scene."
Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting 414 of 3 September.
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