At least they found the pilot. Far worse for the relatives if that was not possible, so credit to the rescue services.
Indeed. I attended the memorial service at Marham for the four crew of the Victor tanker which was lost over the North Sea after a mid air collision with a Buccaneer in 1976, and who were never found. I really felt for the families who were there - it felt even worse than had it been a funeral with the guys being laid to rest. Unfinished business, in some sort of way.