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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

AL.com, the web site of several 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 within the week by which the canines attacked a lady who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one of them to maintain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

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