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

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the identical dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area exterior Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Fb submit.

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

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

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor accidents and a number of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace could not immediately be reached for remark.

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