THE families of the two missing demolition workers were joined by emergency service crews on Thursday morning to lead a Guard of Honour as the second recovered body was driven from Didcot Power Station.
At about 6am the families of Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, were joined by police officers, firefighters and ambulance workers as a private ambulance removed the body that had been recovered from the site on Wednesday. It has since been identified as Ken Cresswell.
Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, said the families of Mr Cresswell and Mr Shaw had become "incredibly close" during their six-month ordeal.
She said: "This has been mental torture for them.
"But I am so proud of how strong both Gail, Adele and their daughters have been.
"They are passionate, they are strong and they will see this through to the very end.
"They have got this real determination for their husbands, they are doing it in their honour."
Last Wednesday the body of Christopher Huxtable, from Swansea, was recovered from the rubble at Didcot A, more than six months on since half of the boiler house collapsed.
Police formally identified the remains of Mr Huxtable on Saturday morning.
She added: "It is about getting all three men out and it is about getting all three men home.
"What people do not realise is that this is only one step in the process of getting them home.
"I do not think Chris has come out of the coroner's office yet."
Contractors Brown and Mason have halted work so that specialists from the police, fire and rescue and the South Central Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Recovery Team can enter the site.
Steve Connel, Mayor of Didcot, said he was "overjoyed" that another one of the workers had been found.
He said: "But we are absolutely heart broken for the one family that will be told that it is not their loved one.
"I cannot imagine how it will feel being the last family waiting.
"I know that every single one of the 30,000 people who live in Didcot have their fingers crossed that John and Ken were together."
The three men and colleague Mick Collings, from Cleveland, were working for contractors Coleman & Company when they were buried when half of the boiler house collapsed while it was being prepared for demolition.
Mr Collings' body was recovered shortly after the collapse on February 23.
The police said: "Our thoughts remain with the families of Ken Cresswell and John Shaw and we would ask that their privacy is respected during this incredibly difficult time."
Since the disaster the families of the three missing men have been fighting for answers as to why the recovery operation has taken so long.
Mark Coleman, managing director of Coleman and Co said: "Everyone at Coleman & Company is now hopeful that our remaining missing colleague is found very soon, so that all the families affected by this tragic incident can lay their loved ones to rest.
"All the families have no doubt suffered terribly, especially the three families that have had to endure an agonising wait during this complex and unprecedented recovery operation.
"It’s only right that we continue to acknowledge the hard work and professionalism of all agencies involved, thank you all."
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