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

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

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Fb put up.

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

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 in which the canine attacked a lady who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's body in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.