Three brothers turned local heroes after handing in several thousand dollars worth of stolen jewellery they found while diving.Twins Hunter and Tyler Cameron, age 13, and little brother Kristopher, 9, were awarded a commendation from Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva on Monday.The Warwick Academy students have since been praised by the community and were yesterday honoured in a school assembly. Principal Maggie McCorkell said: “They are shining examples of doing the right thing and, as it says on their award even when no one is watching.”Year five student Kristopher said the brothers were fishing on July 16 when they saw “some yellow stuff” at the bottom of the water.The next day they were swimming in the same area, off North Shore, in Pembroke, and decided to dive to the bottom to find the items.“I couldn’t get it so I asked my brother Hunter if he could get it and he got it for me,” said Kristopher.Tyler began looking for jewellery pieces as well; and they eventually took eight items, including gold chains and pendants, back to their father Derek’s house. “I was really excited. I didn’t think it was real, like I thought I was dreaming or something,” said Tyler.The items are said to be worth “several thousand dollars”.Mom Belinda Cameron heard about the expensive find and encouraged them to turn it in to police.After handing it in, she said the boys kept asking ‘Mom have you heard from the police? Have they called you to say who the jewellery belongs to?’.Finally they heard back from the police thanking them for the good deed.“I got a call from a gentleman from the Bermuda Police Service saying he was interested in giving the boys an award for turning in the jewellery. I was blown away,” said Ms Cameron.The boys were honoured at the annual Police Awards Ceremony at CedarBridge Academy.Tyler said it was nerve-wracking going out to collect his award in front of so many people.“My heart just sank when they called my name and I was like ‘Oh I have to go up now’, but I was happy once I got the certificate.”Hunter, on the other hand, said getting the award gave him “a good feeling”. “But it was just the right thing to do,” he added.He encouraged others to be smart when they find something that doesn’t belong to them. “The best thing to do is to give it to a responsible adult or the police.”While Tyler said he sympathised with the jewellery owners and encouraged people to think of the person who lost the items.“Think about if it was yours and put it in that perspective. If that was you that you had something stolen from you that was that valuable and meaningful to you.”All three boys are getting used to the sudden attention after being thrust into the limelight this week.“We have had a lot more attention, a lot of parents, my friends are congratulating me on my achievement,” said Hunter.While Tyler and Hunter are hoping to pursue careers as an archeologist and a computer analyst, little Kristoper hopes to be a police officer when he grows up.“I want to be a policeman because they can go in the car and drive fast,” he said.