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Wife of Dog the Bounty Hunter in medically-induced coma

Beth Chapman, wife of Duane "Dog" Chapman has been battling cancer.
Credit: Donn Jones /Invision/AP
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 5, 2013, file photo, Duane "Dog" Chapman, right, and Beth Chapman present the award for CMT performance of the year at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Beth Chapman is in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit of Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday, June 23, 2019. Chapman was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2017 and said in November 2018 that the cancer had returned despite surgery. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP, File)

HONOLULU — The wife of reality TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman is in a medically-induced coma, a report said.

Beth Chapman is in the intensive care unit of Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.

A representative for the family released a statement Saturday night saying that only immediate family have been given access to the 51-year-old.

The Chapmans starred in the reality TV series "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and recently appeared in "Dog & Beth: On the Hunt," both of which were filmed in Hawaii.

Chapman was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2017 and said in November that the cancer had returned despite surgery.

Chapman was hospitalized in April because of fluid accumulation in her lungs and underwent a procedure to relieve pressure, the family said.

The couple's Da Kine Bail Bonds office in Honolulu and a storefront for a Dog the Bounty Hunter shop closed in January.

The family asked the general public to "please pray for Beth" while also sending "sincere thanks to everyone for their prayers throughout Beth's battle with cancer," the statement said.

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Chapman and his wife Beth were both born and raised in Colorado. Chapman spent most of his time in Colorado as a bounty hunter, before the family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. They've come back to Colorado many times over the years, sometimes to track down wanted people.

Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife talk with police in Lakewood.

In 2014, they were involved in the apprehension of a suspect in Lakewood. That incident was part of three weeks of filming they did in Colorado for their reality show at the time, which was called "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt."

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Champman's younger sister, Jolene Martinez, who lived in Denver, died unexpectedly back in 2016.

Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com

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