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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in keeping with the Facebook submit.

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

AL.com, the website of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week through which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's office said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data present.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace couldn't instantly be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Department didn't immediately reply to a request for remark.