Dubai: An Indian was among two expatriates who drowned off the Oman coast while enjoying Eid holidays. Valsakumar, 50, an Indian, and Herathu, 50, a Sri Lankan, both employed at a defence camp in Thumrait, a small town in southern Oman, were part of a 15-member group on a holiday trip to Taqa beach in Salalah, the capital of Oman's Dhofar province. Six persons got caught in the powerful waves and two drowned while the other four were rescued, a media report said. “The retreating waves were very powerful. This might be the reason for the accident," one of the victims' friends said. "Local residents rescued our drowning friends using boats,” they added.