Victor Dalrymple

By William Tauro

On Sunday, July 1, at approximately 8 p.m., Victor Dalrymple, son of Mary and Steve Dalrymple (Steve and Sons Home Repair of Somerville), also, an EMT at AMR Ambulance in Hingham, was off duty but became the first responder to a toddler  boy falling 30 feet from a three story sliding window onto the sidewalk.

While driving along Revere beach with his girlfriend and family, Victor happened to be looking out his window just at the right time and saw a little boy leaning on the screen of the window three stories up. Victor heard the pop of the screen and the boy fell out and landed face first onto the ground. Victor threw his truck into park, grabbed the gloves and face shield that he carries with him, and ran over to assist the little boy right away. Victor held c-spine in case there was any neck or head problems. As he held the boy still and kept people from touching him, Victor’s girlfriend Liz Vachon called 911. Rosa Chiaravalloti, Victor’s sister, ran over from her truck to see what happened and to help Victor. Nick Dalrymple, Victor’s brother, helped direct the traffic to allow for the fire truck and ambulance to arrive.

The little boy’s mother ran down the stairs screaming to see her baby. A crowd gathered and began yelling and crowding Victor, who had to shout for everyone to take ten steps back. After the little boy’s mother had calmed down a bit Victor had her sit next to him to talk to the little boy and so he could see his mother.

The Revere fire department crews arrived and Victor explained everything and calmly continued to help the fire crew. Paramedics arrived and Victor helped them with the boy until he was in the ambulance.

The boy was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he is in stable condition.

Victor stayed on scene a little longer to talk to detectives. The Revere fire crew and paramedics couldn’t thank Victor enough for what he had done. Luckily, Victor was in the right place at the right time and did a great job. The little boy had surgery at Mass General where he is recovering and doing well.