Alabama woman killed by pack of canine; proprietor charged with manslaughter

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area exterior Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's office stated.

AL.com, the web site of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week wherein the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body 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 couldn't instantly be reached for remark.

The Public Well being Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.