Duane “Dog” Chapman reportedly suffered a heart emergency over the weekend and may need to undergo surgery.

The reality TV star is 66.

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A report from TMZ late on Sunday night noted said a representative for the “Bounty Hunter” star told the site, “I can confirm Dog is under doctor’s care and is resting comfortably. Thank you for all of your well wishes — keep ’em coming.”

Just moments before that update, the site had reported that “sources now say Dog suffered a possible heart attack, but doctors are performing tests to know the precise nature of the problem.”

It had earlier reported, “Dog the Bounty Hunter was hospitalized this weekend after suffering a heart emergency that may require surgery — this just a couple months after his wife, Beth Chapman, died.”

Sources told TMZ that “the reality TV star was taken to a hospital from his home in Colorado after feeling a pain in his chest.”

“They’re also trying to figure out if he will need a corrective surgery.”

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“Either way,” said TMZ, “it’s a scary incident for the Chapman family coming just a few months after Beth died from cancer.”

Fellow reality star Beth Chapman passed away in June of this year at age 51 after a two-year battle with throat and lung cancer.

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Since her passing, the Chapman family has been dealing with several unforeseen issues, as celebrity site Wonder Wall reported: Their memorabilia shop was victimized by burglars in August, and Chapman “fell victim to a check scam a month prior.”

Duane and Beth Chapman were married for nearly 13 years and shared a daughter and a son. They also had 10 other children from former relationships.

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