A bag snatcher, Huynh Van Thanh, 25, according to the ID card found on his body, drowned after jumping off of a bridge as he attempted to evade police in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday morning. Police successfully took his accomplice into custody but police have not yet released his identity .
The two robbers sped through several streets before they ditched their motorbike on Vo Van Kiet, also known as the East West Highway, and jumped into the Tau Hu Canal - that sewage filled water separating Quan 1 from Quan 4.
A large crowd gathered on both sides of the canal to watch divers recover his topless, tattooed corpse.
The men had staged a traffic accident to stop a motorist on Tan Da Street, Quan 5, before grabbing her bag. This type of trick is not uncommon.
Criminal police officers heard the woman's screams and chased after them.