Alabama girl killed by pack of canines; proprietor charged with manslaughter

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the identical canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time 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 stated. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Facebook publish.

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

AL.com, the website of a number of 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 in which the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor accidents and a few of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body in the car, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

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