Alabama woman 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 in the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the same dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook put up.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — 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 a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the canines attacked a lady who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor accidents and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within the automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Health Division did not instantly respond to a request for remark.