‘Dylan fell out of the window’

MAGNOLIA PARK — The 7-year-old who boy fell to his death Tuesday evening from the second-story window of his family’s condominium was remembered as a bright-eyed, rambunctious child with a deep devotion for sports.

The boy, identified by Los Angeles County coroner’s officials as Dylan Best, was waving to his off-duty babysitter from across the street when he leaned toward the window and fell, police said.

Bryanne Savola, the nanny, said she was working for the neighbors when she saw the boy and two siblings waving from the window.

“I turned around and heard, ‘Dylan fell out of the window. Dylan fell out of the window,’” said Savola, 18. “At that time, I ran over and told them to call 9-1-1.”

Officers said the children were being supervised at the time of the fall, which is under investigation.

Paramedics arrived to the home in the 900 block of North Maple Street at about 5:10 p.m. and transported the boy to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, where he later died, Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada said.

“It’s horrible,” said Savola, who worked for the family about two months. “I’ve been kicking myself in the butt thinking, ‘I should have gone over there. I should have dropped everything and gone over when I saw them.’”

Outside the family condominium, neighbors hung balloons, balls and left cards, including the message: “Dylan, the angels are watching over you.” A small cluster of family friends said he came from a tight-knit family, and was often seen barreling through the neighborhood dressed in the jersey of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

His parents could not be reached for comment.

At Roosevelt Elementary, where Dylan shared a classroom with his twin sister, students, parents and teachers met individually and in groups with district counselors to help cope with the loss, Principal Betsy Quinn said.

Students wrote condolences for the family to memorialize the first-grader, who attended the school for two years along with two other siblings. School administrators were planning an assembly for later in the week, Quinn said.

“We’re all very shaken up,” she said. “It’s been very, very sad, but we’re all thankful for the support.”