Just after arriving home from a grocery run, a young girl and her family were swept into an irreversible tragedy during a summer storm.
Rose Elizabeth Hendricks, a nine-year-old girl from Green Bay, Wisconsin, died after being struck by a large tree on June 23, 2025. The tree collapsed as she and her brother stood outside their house on Blithe Street, having just returned from a trip to the market.
The incident occurred during a thunderstorm warning, with powerful wind gusts reportedly reaching up to 58 miles per hour.
While speaking to NBC26, Rose’s mother, Jayme Denamur, recounted how the wind suddenly picked up and brought down part of a neighbor’s tree directly onto her daughter, narrowly missing her son.
Local residents attempted to lift the tree off Rose, but were unable to move it without specialized equipment. A floor jack was eventually used to free her as first responders arrived on the scene after 3:30 p.m.
Green Bay Metro Fire Department Chief Mike Vanden Avond confirmed that Rose was conscious and breathing when emergency crews arrived, though she had suffered serious injuries. She was transported to St. Vincent Hospital, where she died later that night around 10:15 p.m.
The distraught mother spoke to the news outlet while standing near the spot where her daughter was pinned. “It’s just so hard on us, and her brother doesn’t know how to take it quite yet,” she said. “But, he’s upset. This morning, he just begged and asked for his sister to come back.”…