Mermaid Girl Dies – Shiloh Pepin Pictures, Yes, it’s a sad day. The ten year old girl, named Shiloh Pepin, known as the mermaid girl is dead. The girl was born with a condition known as mermaid syndrome died Friday after catching a cold that progressively worsened until he had pneumonia. The child’s birth was not expected to live more than a few days, but somehow managed to live on til the age of ten years. A story of strength and courage to be sure.

She won the hearts of many after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and has its own documentary on TLC. Silo never had the surgery that could separate the legs of others. Her legs were fused so that major blood vessels that have been damaged and the operation would have caused his death.