there were lots of screams at the crash site just minutes after the crash. This was also corroborated by testimony from other Nigerian survivor, Fransisca Gyindobla Sambo. Few hours later, the screams died out. At midnight of January 31, one of the pleasure boats reported that it had smelled strong odor from kerosene in the area, east from the runway extended centre line. A pleasure boat then reported large quantities of debris and was immediately followed by shouts from survivors. The first survivor was rescued at 00:20 GMT and within 15 minutes another three survivors were rescued. They were immediately transported to a nearby quay for further treatment. A French passenger also managed to swim for to the shore before finally being found by authorities. The search and rescue continued until the noon of 31 January, after authorities reported "no chance of finding anymore people". In total, 12 survivors had been rescued from the crash site. A total of 70 bodies had also been recovered from the crash site. The recovery operation lasted from 1 February - 2 March. Search and rescue personnel managed to recover 146 bodies, while 23 bodies were missing. During the operation, a Kenyan diver drowned while trying to recover the victims. Victims There were 169 casualties, out of 179 people on board the aircraft. Most of the passengers and crew were reported to be Nigerians. Two of the crewmembers on board worked for KLM. The 168 people who lost their lives whose nationalities are known came from 33 countries; the nationality of one additional deceased victim was not determined. Following is a list of the nationalities of the deceased: Powerboat operators and fishermen extracted at least seven of the survivors from the water. Of those survivors, three were Nigerians, one was a Kenyan, one was a Gambian, one was an Indian, and one was a Rwandan. Of the 12 initial survivors, two died in the hospital. Of the ten ultimate survivors, nine received serious injuries and one received minor injuries. Four survivors received first-degree burns from contact with jet fuel in the water. The survivors were consisted of two women; a Malagasy and a Nigerian, and eight men; four Nigerian, a Gambian, a French, an Indian, and a Rwandan. The entire crew of ten died in the accident. The University Hospital Medical Center at Treichville in Abidjan examined the deceased. The center identified 103 of