I appreciate that there has been no finger pointing or wild speculation but as with all these things, we weren't there and can't say with any authority what should have happened as we were not in the situation at that time.
This would be a crew that knew each other well and had flown together a great deal and the decision to do what they did must have been an agonising one to make. Once a report comes out we can all learn from it.
I have an idea what I would have done in the situation as reported but I wasn't there so I'll keep it to myself.
Once again RIP. To all other SAR boys and girls, fly safe.