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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern part of the state final 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 stated Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines 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 Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the canine attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor accidents and some of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public records present.

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

The Public Well being Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment.