Girl, eight, who was killed by falling tree is named as family pay tribute to ‘beautiful niece’
- Maisy Mayne – who was just eight – was struck along a footpath in a field in Kent
- Another child was seriously injured during the tragedy in Bobbing, Sittingbourne
- Maisy died at the scene and surviving youngster was airlifted to London hospital
- It is believed two children were walking with a woman when accident happened
An eight-year-old girl who died after a tree collapsed on her and another child has been named as her family pay tribute to a ‘beautiful niece’.
Maisy Mayne was struck along a footpath in a field in Bobbing, near Sittingbourne in Kent.
Another child was left seriously injured when they were hit by the tree that came down amid high winds just after 12pm on Friday.
Maisy was declared dead at the scene and the surviving youngster was airlifted to King’s College hospital in London with serious injuries.
Maisy Mayne was struck along a footpath in a field in Bobbing, near Sittingbourne in Kent (pictured)
Winds reached speeds of up to 60mph around the time of the tragedy and a Met Office issued a yellow weather warning.
It is understood the two children were walking with a woman when the freak accident occurred.
A witness told the Sun: ‘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.’
Another child was left seriously injured when they were hit by the tree (pictured) that came down amid high winds just after 12pm on Friday
Floral tributes have been placed close to the spot where she died.
A note left with flowers at the scene reads: ‘To my beautiful niece, I love you. May you rest in peace. Love your uncle and beautiful cousins.’
A Kent Police spokesman said on Friday: ‘Kent Police was called at 12.17pm on Friday 21 August 2020 to a report two children had been injured by a falling tree near Parsonage Lane, Bobbing.
Maisy was declared dead at the scene and the surviving youngster was airlifted to King’s College hospital in London with serious injuries
‘Officers attended alongside South East Coast Ambulance Service, the air ambulance and Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
‘One child was declared deceased at the scene and another child was airlifted to a London hospital with serious injuries.
‘Kent Police is preparing a report for the coroner.’
An inquest into her death will be opened at 9.30am on Friday at County Hall in Maidstone.