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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers found the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's office mentioned.

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

When officers arrived at the scene, several canines began attacking the residents, causing certainly one of them to maintain minor accidents and among the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

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 remark.

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