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

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace identified 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 employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the dogs attacked a girl who was walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor injuries and among the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's body in the car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

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

The Public Well being Division didn't instantly respond to a request for remark.