Alabama girl killed by pack of canine; owner charged with manslaughter

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

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural space exterior Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office said.

AL.com, the website of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the dogs attacked a woman who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor injuries and among the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace couldn't immediately be reached for remark.

The Public Health Division didn't instantly respond to a request for remark.