Shark victim remembered in Tathra memorial

The small community of Tathra has gathered on the beach on NSW's far south coast for a memorial service for shark victim Christine Armstrong.

Several hundred people dressed in yellow lifesaving uniforms heard of Mrs Armstrong's love of the sea.

There is a centrepiece of a yellow surf lifesaving board on a mound of sand surrounded by flowers, according to Bega District News.

Mrs Armstrong, 63, was taken by shark on April 3 while doing her regular morning swim with a group of people, including her husband of 44 years Rob, at Tathra Beach, just south of Bega.

The memorial service, which started at 8am on a perfect sunny day, has heard how Mrs Armstrong and her husband were a driving force in teaching up-and-coming lifesavers.

"It's a memorial for Chris, but it's a counselling and healing session for the community," Rob told the newspaper.

"They are the people I live with, they are the people who are supporting me, those are the people putting their arms around me and I feel their pain.

"Together we will get stronger," he said.