A kind-hearted estate agent walked a 96-year-old woman home to her cottage when she got so scared by Storm Doris that she couldn't let go of a lamp post.

Dan Barnett, 25, noticed terrified Joanie clinging on for dear life in the 60mph winds from his office window in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

She had popped out to buy some Werther's Originals but became out of breath and worried she would be swept into the road.

Saviour: Today Joanie (right) visited HML Shaw estate agents to give Mr Barnett (left) a box of chocolates to say thank you for helping her out

Mr Barnett told MailOnline: 'Our office overlooks the high street and I saw the lady clinging on so I rushed out to help.

I said "are you alright?" do you need a hand?" and her eyes lit up as she said "yes please".

'She told me her name was Joanie and she'd only popped out for a pint of milk and some Werther's Originals but she got out of breath in the wind.

'She was clinging on to the lamp post because she was scared she would get blown into the road.

'She said three people had walked past without helping her so I offered to walk her to her cottage five minutes away.

'She said she wouldn't have got home without me but I was just happy to help out.'

Clinging on: The elderly woman had got scared that she would be blown into the road

Help is on the way: Dan Barnett, 25, noticed the terrified woman clinging on for dear life in the 60mph winds from his office window in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

Mr Barnett's colleague Jodie Lynch, 24, filmed his act of kindness so it could be remembered.

She said: 'Dan offered to take her to her cottage nearby and walked her to her front door. He's a lovely guy and it was a real touch of humanity.'

Today Joanie visited HML Shaw estate agents to give Mr Barnett a box of chocolates to say thank you for helping her out.

Storm Doris battered the UK yesterday with winds of up to 94mph.

A 29-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a roof tile in Wolverhampton and two other people were left with serious head injuries in separate incidents.

Do you need a hand? Mr Barnett told MailOnline: 'Our office overlooks the high street and I saw the lady clinging on so I rushed out to help'

In Stoke-on-Trent a woman in her 60s was taken to hospital for a 'serious head injury' after being hit by a carport roof.

A top wind speed of 94mph was recorded in Capel Curig, North Wales, on Thursday morning as Doris rolled across the UK.

The weather system brought gales, snow and rain and caused travel disruption on the roads and rail network, brought down trees, grounded planes, and toppled large vehicles.

Mr Barnett added: 'She said three people had walked past without helping her so I offered to walk her to her cottage five minutes away'