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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern a part of the state final 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 useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Facebook submit.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace said.

AL.com, the website of a number of 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 wherein the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one among them to maintain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public information present.

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

The Public Health Division didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.