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The two were on the deck at the time of the collapse.
>> reporter: the injured ranged from five to 94 years old. >> a lot of people on top of each other. a lot of blood, broken bones. >> reporter: alma arnold was renting the house next door. >> it was truly, truly, truly sad to watch. there were kids lined up on the grass, watching their parents and grandparents. >> reporter: family, mostly from virginia, had rented this property for the holiday weekend. they were standing on this corner of the deck. this is where a section of that deck came crashing down fell about 12 feet. neighbors say it happened in an instant. over the past decade 4,600 emer...