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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canine within the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Fb post.

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

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canine attacked a woman who was walking. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to maintain minor accidents and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Health Department didn't instantly respond to a request for remark.