Alabama girl killed by pack of dogs; owner charged with manslaughter

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural area exterior Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace 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 Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week through which the canine attacked a girl who was walking. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canines began attacking the residents, inflicting one of them to maintain minor accidents and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace couldn't instantly be reached for comment.

The Public Health Division didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.