An eight-year-old girl from severe head trauma after a tree branch fell on her during a walk with her family, an inquest has heard.
Maisy Mayne was pronounced dead at the scene in the village of Bobbing, Kent, as Storm Ellen lashed the UK.
A witness had described a woman running towards her pleading for help in a desperate bid to save Maisy and a second child, who suffered serious injuries.
Coroner Sonia Hayes opened an inquest into the youngster's death at County Hall in Maidstone on Friday.
Ms Hayes said the primary school pupil suffered a "traumatic head injury when a tree branch fell on her" and gave the cause of death as "severe head trauma".
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Winds reached speeds of up to 60mph around the time of the tragedy and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning as Storm Ellen blasted Britain.
Emergency services rushed to the public footpath in a remote crop field shortly after 12pm on August 21.
But Maisy was pronounced dead at the scene after an air ambulance landed nearby.
A second child was also airlifted to King's College Hospital in London with serious injuries.
Maisy, who was born and raised in Sittingbourne, Kent, was identified by a hospital doctor.
An uncle paid tribute to her in a floral tribute left by the collapsed tree, with a note attached to one bouquet reading: "To my beautiful niece, I love you. May you rest in peace. Love your uncle and beautiful cousins."
A white teddy bear was also later tied to a fence post in Maisy's memory.
An eyewitness described a woman running towards her pleading for help in a desperate bid to save the children.
She said: "I heard this woman shouting as she came running across the field with no shoes on so I walked over.
"She rushed towards me and was screaming for anyone to help. The woman started crying and said her niece had just been hit by a tree.
"I asked her if she was alright. She seemed very, very panicked.
"As I walked up and down trying to help her, at least 15 emergency service vehicles came flying past me."
A neighbour who wanted to remain anonymous said: "When I saw the air ambulance was there for almost two hours, I knew it was either too late or something serious.
"I say hello when I pass the family involved and they seem like really nice people. I hope the other child will pull through."
Councillor Corrie Woodford, who represents the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward on Swale Borough Council, said: "My condolences go out to everybody involved.
"It's so heartbreaking for the family and friends and they are all in my thoughts."
The inquest was adjourned until November 17 in Maidstone.
