Alabama woman 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 canines within the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the identical canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

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 office said. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs 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 worker of the Public Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canine attacked a woman who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor accidents and a few of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body within 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 couldn't instantly be reached for comment.

The Public Health Department did not instantly reply to a request for remark.