Alabama lady killed by pack of canines; 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 last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Facebook put up.

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

AL.com, the web site 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 within the week during which the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canines began attacking the residents, causing one in every of them to maintain minor injuries and a number of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body in the car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Department did not instantly reply to a request for remark.