Shiloh Pepin, 'Mermaid Girl,' dies at 10 due pneumonia

PORTLAND, Maine - Shiloh Pepin, 10, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, died Friday at Maine Medical Center.
Doctors had predicted that she would survive only days after her birth. Shiloh, described by her mother as "a tough little thing," had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week....