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Dog the Bounty Hunter star Beth Chapman dies at 51 after cancer battle

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<em>Dog the Bounty Hunter</em> star Beth Chapman dies at 51 after cancer battle

Dog the Bounty Hunter star Beth Chapman has died. She was 51.

“It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain,” her husband Duane “Dog” Chapman tweeted Wednesday. “Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.”

News of her death comes after Dog revealed that Beth was admitted to Hawaii’s Queen’s Medical Center’s on June 22. According to Hawaii News Now, she was put into a medically-induced coma.

“It’s quite serious,” a rep for the Chapmans told PEOPLE at the time.

In a statement to Hawaii News Now, her husband said both he and his family “humbly ask everyone to please pray for Beth.”

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On June 24, he also shared a message on Twitter, asking his followers to “please say your prayers for Beth right now.”

In November 2018, Duane that she was “not doing well.” Days before his comment, PEOPLE confirmed Beth was hospitalized in Los Angeles for emergency surgery to clear a throat blockage that was obstructing her airways.

The Chapmans first opened up about Beth’s illness in September 2017 when they publicly announced her stage II throat cancer diagnosis.

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Talking to PEOPLE about her diagnosis and cancer journey in November 2017, Beth was determined to keep a positive attitude.

“I knew I couldn’t let it take me over,” she said. “I had to keep moving, every day, moving forward. That’s all you can do when you get a diagnosis like this. So I take it each day at a time. And I’ll fight it with all that I have.”

Beth underwent surgery to remove the tumor from her throat, but the recovery was tough. The couple told PEOPLE that they were making it through the dark time together.

“I take it one day at a time. And I believe in the power of prayer,” Beth said, while husband Duane added, “She’s very tough, and she can beat this.”

At the time, Beth chose to inform her loved ones about the diagnosis in a letter.

“As most of you know, I’ve spent a lifetime facing tests and challenges I didn’t see coming and certainly never expected. I’ve been dealt my share of unexpected blows over the course of my almost 50 years but nothing as serious as the one I heard from my doctors two weeks ago when they uttered those dreaded three words, ‘You have cancer,’ ” she wrote in the note, which was obtained by RadarOnline.

“After months of a nagging cough, a routine checkup resulted in a diagnosis of stage II throat cancer,” she confirmed. “I have what is referred to as a T2 Tumor in my throat that is blocking my breathing. My doctors are suggesting immediate treatment and surgery before the disease progresses.”

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During a two-hour special Dog & Beth: Fight of Their Lives on A&E, Duane received a life-changing phone call — a pathology report that said his wife showed no signs of cancer.

Speaking on camera, the reality star said, “If you love me, Lord, you’ll let me die first. Don’t let me bury Bethy.” Turning toward his family and his wife, Dog delivered the good news, “Hello, attention. No cancer. There is a God. This could be a miracle. This could be a healing,” he said on camera. “[The doctor] said if I wasn’t such a good husband it wouldn’t have worked out that great. Oh, I can breathe. Beth Chapman, you did it.”

Beth is survived by husband Duane and their children: Cecily Chapman, Bonnie Chapman, Garry Chapman and Dominic Davis.

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