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

An worker of the Alabama Department 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 another attack involving the same dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook submit.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's office 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 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 strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, inflicting one of them to sustain minor injuries and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's body in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

The Public Health Division did not instantly respond to a request for comment.