SOUTHWICK — If not for the heroic effort by all those involved in the rescue of four teenagers who were inside a small SUV that crashed into tree on Mort Vining Road and burst into flames in late July, it’s not certain they would have survived.

Monday night, those involved in the rescue, the professionals and civilians, were recognized during a ceremony in the Town Hall auditorium attended by town and state officials, residents, and three of four the boys who met their rescuers for the first time since that fateful night.

“For your selfless, life-saving actions after that a motor vehicle crash on July 29, 2025, and imminent risk of personal safety and with full knowledge of the risk involved, extricated three people who were trapped inside and overturned, severely damaged burning motor v

See Full Page