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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs 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 said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace said.

AL.com, the website of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker 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 strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine started attacking the residents, inflicting considered one of them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

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

The Public Health Department did not instantly reply to a request for remark.