SHARON VASQUEZ, the mother of Caribbean Airlines pilot Christon Battersby, has described the two foreign nationals who helped save her son's life after a water accident in Tobago as angels.

First officer Battersby struck his head and lost consciousness after diving off the jetty at Pigeon Point, Tobago, last Saturday.

WITH HEROES: Sharon Vasquez, second from right, mother of Caribbean Airlines pilot Christon Battersby, poses for a photo with tourists Sarah Persson of Sweden, right, and Canadian Anna Hospedales, during an appreciation and commendation exercise hosted by the Division of Tourism in Tobago yesterday. At left is Sharon's husband, Christopher Battersby. Lifeguard supervisor Shawn Shanghie, second from left, and the honorees, lifeguard II Kern Jackson, Ainswell Mapp, and lifeguard patrol captain II Fred London were also honoured. -Photo: THA