Remember The Girl Born With 'Mermaid's Tail' In 1999? Here Are The Photos Of Her Before Her Death

Truly, there are some unbelievable and bizarre things that have happened in past years. You must have been wondering if it's possible to be born with Mermaid's tail, the rare appearance is called Sirenomelia, Mermaid syndrome. The rare syndrome is a congenital deformity, that is, fusion of the legs to give the appearance of a Mermaid's as a result of the fusioned legs that looks like Mermaid's tail which is also the syndrome's nickname.

This type of appearance is very rare, and which made the story of the girl born with it an interesting one patched with a lot of curiosity.

Who Is The Girl Born With Mermaid's Tail In 1999?

According to Wikipedia, there are only three individuals discovered with this rare appearance, and one of them is Shiloh Pepin of which this article is based on. Others are Tiffany Yorks (1988-2016), and Milagros Cerrón Arauco (2004 to 2019).

Shiloh Pepin's Biography & Education

Shiloh Jade Pepin was born on the 4th of August, 1999. She was born in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, and to everyone else surprise, she was born with a fused legs, without bladder, without uterus, only one quarter of kidney, and only one ovary.

Exceptionally, she was the only survivor of the three individuals with Sirenomelia and without separation of conjoined leg surgery.

She attended Consolidated Elementary School, she was a beautiful, and a cheerful girl. Unfortunately she died in 2009, she was 10 when she died. See her pictures before her death;