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

An worker of the Alabama Division 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 in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb post.

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

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

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one of them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data present.

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately reply to a request for comment.