One person remains on the floe off Jurmala because he refused to be rescued by helicopter and is waiting for a boat, emergency officials said.

CNN: More than 220 rescued from ice floes off Latvian coast

Oil company manager Kaspars Skrabans said he was down at the beach by Jurmala with his family when he noticed that a crack had appeared in the ice extending from the shore out into the gulf.

CNN: More than 220 rescued from ice floes off Latvian coast

All 181 people on the larger floe near the capital city of Riga were removed by boat, and 42 people were rescued by helicopter from the smaller floe off the coast of Jurmala, a nearby seaside resort town.

CNN: More than 220 rescued from ice floes off Latvian coast