Alabama woman killed by pack of dogs; owner charged with manslaughter

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine within the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the identical canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outside Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook submit.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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 Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week in which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to sustain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within 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 Workplace could not instantly be reached for remark.

The Public Health Department didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.