Dog the Bounty Hunter star Beth Chapman dies aged 51

Duane shared the news on Twitter, saying his wife had "hiked the stairway to heaven."

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 Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) June 26, 2019

It was announced in September 2017 that Beth had been diagnosed with stage two throat cancer. She was later declared cancer-free but the disease returned last year. She vowed to beat it, saying in January; "I'm a fighter, I'm a strong fighter -- big-time survivor -- and I'm gonna fight this as vigorously as it's fighting me." But her condition worsened over the past few months and Beth was recently placed in an induced coma.

You all know how she is about HER NAILS !! pic.twitter.com/w8iWMYrWZd

— Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) June 25, 2019

Just yesterday, Duane shared a photo of his wife's hand in the hospital bed sporting a fresh manicure. Beth and Duane enthralled viewers with their fugitive-hunting antics, with their series running from 2004 to 2012. Together the couple had 12 children.