Beth Chapman, the wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman, died Wednesday after being placed in a medically induced coma on Monday.
Her husband announced her death on Twitter Wednesday morning.
Itap 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 Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter)
Chapman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017 after having a nagging cough checked out, family spokeswoman Mona Wood-Sword said. Chapman was declared cancer-free after removing a tumor. But she was later diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
Chapman, 51, was hospitalized in Honolulu Friday after having difficulty breathing and passing out momentarily. Doctors put her in a coma to spare her from pain during treatment, Wood-Sword said.
“Dog the Bounty Hunter” was filmed in Hawaii and Colorado where the couple has homes and raised their 12 children. In 2012, Dog and Beth On the Hunt aired for three seasons on CMT.
Beth was born in Denver and was the youngest person to receive a bail license in the state of Colorado, a record which her daughter Baby Lyssa then beat, according to Dog the Bounty Hunter’s website.
She was in the bail bond business for 30 years, sat on the executive board of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States and was elected president in 2016, the website stated.
