• Beth Chapman, who starred alongside her husband in the reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” has died.
• The 51-year-old’s husband, Duane, confirmed the news on Twitter, days after announcing that she had been put in a medical induced coma.
• Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer in 2017. The cancer was successfully removed a month later, but it came back in 2018.
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Beth Chapman, who starred alongside her husband in the reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” has died at age 51.

Chapman’s husband, Duane, confirmed the news on Twitter, days after announcing that she had been put in a medically induced coma in the ICU at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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

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The Chapmans are best known for their roles in the A&E show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” which ran from 2004 to 2012. The show followed the couple as they tracked down bail fugitives in Hawaii and Colorado.

Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer in 2017. The cancer was successfully removed a month later, but it came back in 2018.

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She kept fans updated on her cancer treatment on social media. She was taken to the hospital in April after having breathing problems connected to her cancer treatment, TMZ reported.

Duane Chapman solicited prayers for his wife after her most recent hospitalization, and posted a photo of her iconic nails on Twitter.

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The family’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, told USA Today that Chapman died in the early hours of Tuesday.

“Spoke with Duane. We are all heartbroken,” he said.

A representative for the Chapmans told PEOPLE: “Beth died at 5:32 this morning, the same time she would wake up to go hiking Koko Head. The exact same time. She was surrounded by family and Dog was there, holding her hand.”