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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, based on the Facebook put up.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office mentioned.

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

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor accidents and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data show.

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

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