No president died in the Mt. Saint Helens eruption. It is believed Harry S. Truman died during the blast but he, in fact, died eight years earlier in 1972. Harry R. Truman (no relation) was the caretaker of the Mt. Saint Helens lodge and was killed in the explosion.
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No US president has died at Mount St. Helens. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 resulted in significant destruction and loss of life, but no US president was among the victims.
There were a total of 57 confirmed fatalities directly caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed.
57 people were reported to have died as a result of the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980, while approximately 200 people were injured. Many of the survivors were evacuated before the eruption occurred, which helped minimize the number of casualties.
57 people were confirmed to have died as a result of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
Is it possible you have mixed up a mountain - Mt St Helens with the island in the South Atlantic known as Saint Helena where the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and ultimately died on the 5th of May 1821.