On the afternoon of November 27, Can Tho Central General Hospital announced that the health of Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi (31 years old), an officer of the Economic and Environmental Crime Investigation Police Team (Tra On District Police, Vinh Long) has temporarily stabilized.

Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi was the one who had both legs severed while chasing sand thieves.

In recent days, working delegations of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee, Provincial Police, District Party Committee, and Tra On District People's Committee have visited and encouraged Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi.

Recently, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thai Hien, Head of Long Ho District Police visited and presented 100 million VND in support to Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi. This is the amount of money contributed by the leaders, officers and soldiers of Long Ho District Police to support and share to help Captain Ngoi and his family overcome difficulties.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thai Hien kindly asked about Captain Ngoi's health and encouraged him.

Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi is the youngest of six siblings. Ngoi is a cadre who grew up in the grassroots, his grandmother is a Heroic Vietnamese Mother and his father is a war invalid.

Captain Ngoi's family situation is also difficult, his four sisters have their own lives but are all self-employed. After undergoing surgery, the first thing Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi asked his relatives was: "How are you, Mom and Dad?"

“Even though he knew he had lost both legs, my younger brother didn’t care and was only worried that his parents at home would be shocked when they heard the news. When Ngoi spoke, everyone choked up…”, Mr. Le Thanh Phong (49 years old, brother-in-law of Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi) shared with the press.

As reported by VietNamNet , at around 10pm on November 23, a patrol team of Tra On District Police consisting of 4 officers, including Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi, organized a patrol to ensure security and order on the Hau River. The patrol team discovered a wooden boat (no registration number) with 2 subjects illegally mining sand.

The patrol team signaled the vehicle to stop and fired warning shots, but the subjects stubbornly refused to obey the order and drove away.

The suspect's boat collided with the patrol boat, causing four police officers to fall into the river.

After that, 3 police officers were able to cling to the subjects' boat, but Captain Ngoi was seriously injured, with both legs severed, suspected to have been caught in the "propeller" of the subjects' boat. After the incident, the 2 sand bandits fled ashore.

Captain Ngoi was taken to the Can Tho Central General Hospital for emergency treatment. Due to the severity of Captain Ngoi's injuries, doctors had to amputate half of his right thigh and his left leg above the knee.

During the investigation, Tra On District Police detained two suspects, Cao Van Huyen (44 years old) and Nguyen Dang Khoa (21 years old), both residing in Binh Minh town.

Emotional words of Police Captain who had both legs severed: 'How are you, Dad?' Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi, who had both legs severed while chasing sand bandits, woke up after surgery and didn't care about his health but asked "How are you, Dad?"

Police Captain's legs severed while arresting sand thieves. Sand thieves fiercely resisted and drove the boat away, causing it to collide with a patrol boat, causing 4 police officers to fall into the river. Captain Tran Hoang Ngoi had both legs severed by the "propeller" of the illegal sand mining vehicle.