Dog the Bounty Hunter was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a heart emergency that may require surgery.
According to TMZ, the reality TV star, born Duane Chapman, was taken to a hospital in Colorado after feeling pain in his chest. While it's not yet known if he suffered a heart attack, Dog remains hospitalized as doctors continue to run tests to determine what happened.
He may need surgery, but it's unclear at this time.
The 66-year-old's health scare comes just a few months after the death of Dog's wife Beth, who passed away on June 26 after battling throat cancer.
Dog said his final goodbye to his life partner during her second and last memorial service in Aurora, Colorado in July. "I cannot believe that sheโs gone," he said on stage during his nearly 30-minute remarks, per People. "This is not possible, I want to wake up from a dream." He added, "In the โ70s, I did 18 months in the Texas penitentiary and I told God yesterday Iโd do five years, ten years day to day just to kiss her again. I never felt like this."
"Sheโd gotten sick, they told her she got cancer. They said she could do chemo though, they said she would have to sit at home while Dog films [Dog's Most Wanted]. The show did not kill her but she died for it,โ Dog explained of his wife's final days. "She said, 'Do you think Iโm going to let you go out by yourself and film?' 'Youโre out of your mind.' I said, 'Honey you might have to do chemo and stuff.' "
"She goes, 'All itโll do is keep me alive six months longer and Iโm not going to do that because I want to be by your side.' " he recalled. "She would tell these guys on the show, 'Youโre trying to die doing these drugs and Iโm trying to live.' Those guys started bawling and crying.' "
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