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

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area exterior Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb publish.

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

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 through which the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't instantly reply to a request for comment.