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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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An upside down vehicle rests in the water.Jennifer Buchanan/Everett Daily Herald/The Associated Press

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An unidentified man waits on his submerged vehicle in the Skagit River.Frank Varga/Skagit Valley Herald/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash. ,after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge minutes earlier, May 23, 2013.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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A person is removed from the wreckage of the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. May 23, 2012.Frank Varga/Skagit Valley Herald/The Associated Press

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Early reports indicate this semi trailier may have struck the bridge.DEAN RUTZ/Seattle Times/The Associated Press

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee, right, talks to reporters about the collapse, in Mt. Vernon May 23, 2013.DEAN RUTZ/Seattle Times/The Associated Press

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People offer spontaneous prayer after the bridge collapsed.Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com/The Associated Press

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Wayne and Bernice James of California camp out in a Home Depot parking lot after the bridge collapsed.Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers head to the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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A photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez shows the scene.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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The collapsed Interstate-5 bridge is seen at dusk submerged after collapsing into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, 2013.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers surround the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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A police officer walks along the bank near the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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A truck is seen in the water after a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed.Jennifer Buchanan/Everett Daily Herald/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee speaks to the media along with Washington State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, left.Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com/The Associated Press

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River.Francisco Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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A portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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A rescue boat and divers search near a portion of the Interstate-5 bridge.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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A rescue boat and divers search near a portion of the Interstate-5 bridge that is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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Rescue workers look over the edge where a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, 2013.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River.Frank Varga/Skagit Valley Herald/The Associated Press

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Rescue workers look over the scene.Rick Lund/THE SEATTLE TIMES/The Associated Press

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Jeane Ebeling, right, of Mount Vernon, and Allee McCoy, second from right, of Mount Vernon look at the collapsed bridge in the Skagit River.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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Onlookers watch and photograph as a portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, 2013.Joe Nicholson/The Associated Press

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