Indian school student drowns in Oman

A pleasure trip for a group of students from an Indian school in Oman turned into nightmare as one of them died while another one is fighting for his life after being drowned.

The victim, identified as Noor Mohammed a Class 12 student of Indian school in Muladha, went missing at the country's Sawadi beach and was later found by a search team of navy and police floating in sea.

Noor hails from Tamil Nadu and his father runs a poultry farm in Barka. He has one elder brother and three sisters.

"Noor and Muneedh Sha, who had gone missing earlier, were found by a search team of navy and police. Though they were rescued, Noor died on his way to hospital," school management told Times of Oman newspaper.

"Muneedh a Class 11 student, who is from Goa, is under observation in a hospital in Wudam," the management added. Muneedh, hails from Goa.

The students went to beach as it was a holiday for Class XI and Class XII students of the school.