Alabama woman killed by pack of canines; proprietor 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 same canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Facebook put up.

Beard is believed to have been trying 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 stated.

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 within the week in which the canines attacked a woman who was walking. The woman stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing certainly one of them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace couldn't instantly be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Division didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.