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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health 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 attack involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Fb put up.

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

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week by which the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, inflicting one of them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not instantly be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Department didn't immediately respond to a request for remark.