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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the identical dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said 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 vehicle, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook put up.

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

AL.com, the website 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 in the week through which the canine attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing one of them to maintain minor accidents and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's body in the car, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't instantly respond to a request for comment.