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

An worker 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 assault involving the identical canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area exterior Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized 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 worker of the Public Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

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

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

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

The Public Well being Division did not instantly reply to a request for comment.