Airbus & QF are getting their fair share of adverse publicity these days, the last thing they both need is a major event like this that could have been catastrophic to all on board.
I would say most of the wizz bang stuff is in the fwd lower part of the fuse so keeping a positive body angle was probably a smart move especially initially.
As awful as it sounds one of these things will fall from the sky & this event shows that it's coming some day.
Wmk2