Overview
- The pair had been walking on the partially frozen sea near Plienciems when a large ice chunk broke off and drifted several kilometres from shore.
- Rescuers located them after roughly five hours as darkness and extensive ice floes complicated navigation in the Gulf of Riga.
- An icebreaker reached the floe and crew used a ship crane to lift the two aboard, as shown in video released by the Freeport of Riga.
- The vessel arrived at the Port of Riga around 3 a.m., where the individuals were brought ashore and received medical care.
- Authorities did not provide details on their condition and urged the public to stay off unstable sea ice.