Alabama woman killed by pack of canines; owner charged with manslaughter

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated 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 vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Fb submit.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace 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 employee of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canine began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to sustain minor accidents and some of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

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

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