Alabama lady killed by pack of dogs; owner charged with manslaughter

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the same canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week by which the canines attacked a woman who was walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, inflicting certainly one of them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's office said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public data show.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Division did not immediately reply to a request for comment.