Beth Chapman dies after battling cancer: Dog the Bounty Hunter star was 51

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Duane “Dog” Chapman announced the news of his wife's death on Twitter this morning following a battle with throat cancer. "It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain," he tweeted. "Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side." Beth Chapman was admitted to Hawaii’s Queen’s Medical Center on Saturday and put in a medically induced coma. Beth announced her stage II throat cancer diagnosis in September 2017. "I knew I couldn’t let it take me over,” she said at the time. “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.” The Chapmans have been married since 2006. In January, WGN America announced that Duane and Beth Chapman would star in a new true-crime series, Dog's Most Wanted. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news that Beth Chapman lost her battle with cancer today," WGN America said in a statement. "She was an exceptional woman, fiercely loyal and passionate about her family and she was a true joy to work with. All of us at WGN America will miss her tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with Duane, her family, loved ones and millions of fans."