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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, based on the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office said.

AL.com, the website of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee 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 dogs attacked a girl who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor injuries and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's workplace stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data present.

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

The Public Health Division did not immediately reply to a request for comment.