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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern part of the state last 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 stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb publish.

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 canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace 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 Health Division. 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 walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor accidents and a few of the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's body in the car, the sheriff's office mentioned.

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

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

The Public Health Department didn't immediately respond to a request for remark.