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Death toll from monday s volcano eruption rising, hope is fading that survivors will be found. we got to get out of here! reporter: 47 people, including nine americans, were on whakaari volcano monday when it erupted, ash soaring 12,000 feet into the air. some forced to jump into the sea. father and daughter geoff and lillani hopkins used their tour boat to rescue as many as they could. we had 23 on the boat that we had. and five of those are now deceased. reporter: lauren and matthew urey from richmond, virginia, were on their honeymoon. matthew s mother sharing the voicemail she says her son left with inside edition. this isn t a joke. the volcano actually erupted while we were on the island. lauren and i got pretty badly burned, so, we re at the hospital in new zealand. my hands are burned so i can t use my phone. reporter: and that is white island in the distance, about 30 miles off of the shoreline here, and more than a day after that deadly eruption, steam is still ....