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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting 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 stated.

AL.com, the website of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canines attacked a girl who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing certainly one of them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

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 remark.

The Public Well being Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.