A married couple who died after a light aircraft they were travelling in went missing in the South Irish Sea were tonight named by police.
Police confirmed both people had died after the plane crashed, naming them as Edward Michael Reilly (63) a company managing director, and his wife Caroline Rowena (60).
Milford Haven Coastguard, Dublin Coastguard and the Aeronautical rescue co-ordination centre at RAF Kinloss in Scotland were involved in the search for the aircraft, which disappeared from radar yesterday afternoon.
The single-engine Piper Cherokee had taken off from Ireland at around midday yesterday, heading for Cardiff. It had enough fuel for four hours and was due to arrive in Cardiff just before 3pm.
The area of intended travel had poor weather with heavy rain, thunder and fog, coastguards said, with the prospect of severe turbulence.
Coastguards searching for the aircraft later found human remains and a pilot's licence.
They were from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Milford Haven Coastguard rescue co-ordination centre had requested the launch of the Fishguard and St David's RNLI lifeboats in the search in "difficult conditions".
The lifeboats later found wreckage approximately 10 miles north of Strumble Head, West Wales. Julie Wood, watch manager, Milford Haven Coastguard, said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.
"This has been a long and difficult search in difficult weather conditions. "Working as team with the RNLI, RAF and the Irish Coastguard has helped us locate this aircraft." A spokesman for the family tonight declined to comment.