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

An worker of the Alabama Division 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 one other assault involving the same canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space exterior Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine 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 employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week in which the dogs attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canines started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor injuries and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body in the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace could not immediately be reached for comment.

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