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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook submit.

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

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week in which the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing certainly one of them to maintain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

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

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