Riga City Council Deputy Ratnieks and Wife Take Autumn Walk Along Riga–Ērgļi Green Railway
Riga City Council deputy Edvards Ratnieks and his wife took an autumn walk on Sunday along the former Riga–Ērgļi railway line, part of which lies in Ogre municipality. An unexpected four-legged companion joined them, as the deputy shared on social media.
Edvards Ratnieks, a deputy of the Riga City Council, and his wife Marija Luīze Ratniece went for an autumn walk along the former Riga–Ērgļi railway line on Sunday, 25 October. Part of the route lies in Ogre municipality, and, according to the news portal OgreNet, the couple visited Ķeipene. During the walk an unexpected companion joined them, which the deputy described on the social network Facebook.
What the deputy said
Ratnieks posted autumn photographs with a caption: "A companion joined us from the first metre to the last. We walked along the Riga-Ērgļi green railway." The images published by the portal are screenshots from his account.
Later, in the comments, he clarified what happened to the four-legged companion. According to the deputy, the animal was taken back to the starting point, exactly the place where it had joined the couple.
About the route
In the post, the former Riga–Ērgļi railway line is called the "green railway". The source gives no further details on the condition or length of the route; it only states that part of it is in Ogre municipality. The story concerns a deputy's active day off, and it mentions no political decisions or events.
