I have 7 hours total SE Landplanes over water, 2 of those in a PA28. That total will not rise.
As mm_flynn says, you are not the only one who feels that way emotionally, and it is understandable, but the sadly ditching stats do not support that position at all.
Back to what I posted earlier, sure the press report is likely to be rubbish but if they had an
engine failure then why not make a radio call? They would not have lost electrics at the same time as the engine (unless their battery was defective also, but they evidently managed to start the engine with it earlier).