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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being 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 attack involving the same dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canine started attacking the residents, causing one in every of them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately respond to a request for remark.