Alabama woman killed by pack of dogs; owner charged with manslaughter
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An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Fb.
Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Fb put up.
Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's office said.
AL.com, the website of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the canine attacked a lady who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.
When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor injuries and a number of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.
Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public information present.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Public Well being Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.