Alabama woman killed by pack of canines; 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 last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Fb put up.

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

AL.com, the web site 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 Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week in 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 canine started attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body in the automotive, the sheriff's office stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public records present.

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

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