Tributes are coming in for demolition worker Chris Huxtable who was recovered from the wreckage of Didcot Power Station.

Thames Valley Police confirmed this morning the body recovered on Wednesday had been formally identified as the 34-year-old from Swansea.

Mr Huxtable was trapped under 20,000 since February and Ken Cresswell, 57 and John Shaw, 61, from Rotherham remain missing. 

As the news came in relatives and friends took to social media to pay tribute.

Thomas Williams, believed to be Mr Huxtable's nephew, said: "After all the long and tragic months of waiting you can finally get laid to rest, love you and miss you uncle Chris forever in our hearts R.I.P."

An intimate service and Guard of Honour was held at the power station by emergency workers as the remains were removed and taken away in a private ambulance. 

Demolition worker Mick Collings was also killed in the tragedy back in February. 

Following a brief pause to examine the area where Mr Huxtable's body was found the search operation to find the remaining men resumed on Saturday.

A joint Thames Valley Police and Health Safety Executive (HSE) investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances of his death.

Steve Connel, the mayor of Didcot, offered his sympathies to both Mr Huxtable's family and the loved ones of  Ken Cresswell, 57 and John Shaw, 61,  whose bodies have yet to be recovered.

He said: "I think for Chris's family it's a huge thing. It means they are finally able to properly begin the grieving process  and move forward.

"However, my heart goes out to to Ken and John's family. I can't imagine what they went through when they were told it wasn't their loved one that had been found.

"We are happy in Didcot but also quite sombre."

Richard Webber, who represents the Drayton area for Oxfordshire County Council, said he expected the recovery of Mr Huxtable would be an "enormous relief" to the family.

He added: "It has been an ongoing tragedy for everyone in the area. I feel desperately sorry for the family but hope this might give them some much-needed peace."

The mission to recover the men officially began almost a month after part of the boiler house at Didcot Power Station collapsed.

It was then put on hold as workers reached a 50-metre safety exclusion zone around the dangerous remaining half of the boiler house.

That was then brought down in a controlled explosion in July and recovery efforts began a day later.

A post on August 27 a Facebook page entitled 'R.I.P. Chris Huxtable', which appears to have been set up by a cousin, said: "Chris you'll always be remembered as out loving, strong, hard working Angel, sleep tight handsome until we meet again."

A statement issued this afternoon by RWE said: "Today Thames Valley Police have confirmed  that the body recently recovered at the site of the tragic Didcot A boilerhouse collapse has been formally identified as Christopher Huxtable.

"Our thoughts are with Chris’ family and friends at this deeply distressing time.

"We continue to think of the families of  Ken Cresswell and John Shaw, who are still missing at this time, and of all those close to Mike Collings who also lost his life in this terrible tragedy.

"Recovery works at site resumed yesterday and our contractors will continue to work 12 hours a day, seven days a week until the remaining missing men are returned to their loved ones."