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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Well being 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 Office mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook put up.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

AL.com, the website of a number of 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 in the week in which the dogs attacked a lady who was walking. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one of them to maintain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automobile, 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 immediately be reached for comment.

The Public Health Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment.