Alabama woman killed by pack of canine; proprietor charged with manslaughter

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine 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 Workplace said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time 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 stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace said.

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 Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canine attacked a girl who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor accidents and some of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Health Department didn't instantly respond to a request for remark.