A man who first refused help is taken safely back to shore , a report says . more than 220 ice floes break off from the Latvian coast and are blown into gulf . Helicopters and boats carry Two people to safety , emergency officials say . A crack appeared in ice that had been attached to the shore , a journalist at the scene says .
A man who first refused help is taken safely back to shore , a report says . Two ice floes break off from the Latvian coast and are blown into the Gulf of Riga . Helicopters and boats carry more than 220 people to safety , emergency officials say . A crack appeared in ice that had been attached to the shore , a journalist at the scene says .