“Within seconds, Christine was gone. She hadn’t let out a yell or struggled on the surface, waving her arms for help. Instead, theenormous sharkhad consumed her whole,” the narrator said in the May 16 video.
The incident occurred near Tathra Beach, a popular swimming spot on the New South Wales south coast, where Christine and her husband, Rob, were regular swimmers.
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On April 3, 2014, the couple married for 44 years joined a group ofswimmerswho went on a morning swim from the Tathra Wharf to the beach, sprawling over 200 miles south of Sydney.
The internet expressed shock after the tragic death was retold in a YouTube video last week
“A horrible nightmare to think of being swallowed whole into the dark anatomy of a 13-foot shark. I imagine she was most likely conscious, if for only a matter of moments, when the shark swam away,” one comment said.
“I’m sorry but I’m not getting in any water where I am the main course,” read another comment, while a third said, “That’s such a horrible story. But there are chances we take when we go into the sharks world.”
Bereaved husband Rob Armstrong revealed that he and his wife made a pact to “live on” if either of them “went”
Memorial held for shark attack victim Christine Armstronghttp://t.co/9MGM0wGnTapic.twitter.com/yBlsvxdxjS
— SBS News (@SBSNews)April 14, 2014
At the time of her death, Rob spoke about his wife and said, “Chris only knew one way in life and that was love. Everybody loved her.”
“We made a pact, Chris and I, many years ago that if either one of us went we would live on,”news.com.auquoted the bereaved husband’s words. “(But) it’s going to be tough.”
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