About 52 people died......
But. That's because they choose to stay there
Jonson ridge

So there was this guy who had I job to study volcanoes
He was sitting on what is now called Jonson ridge
(Jonson was his name)

And then he saw the Mt sain Helens erupt with mostly
Rock and ash
Jonson through his walkie talkies
"It's erupting"

Now sadly he did not make it
But he gave his life to good things!