One person was rescued from the water as a result of the incident, according to the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD). The precise nature of the aircraft was not specified, not was it clear that the person rescued from the water had anything to do with the aircraft.

Jūrmala has a lengthy expanse of beach, and on a warm day, there were likely to be people in the water, though not so far out as the reported crash site.

Firefighters and rescuers surveyed the site of th...