Mother of Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas says she’s `deeply concerned’ about her disappearance

CHICAGO– The mother of a Chicago woman who disappeared in the Bahamas last week while attending a yoga retreat says she is “deeply concerned” about her daughter’s disappearance in the Caribbean country.

Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen on June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, Bahamas, according to a press release from her family. The Royal Bahamas Police Department has a missing persons poster on June 21, the public alerted to Casey’s disappearance.

Her mother, Colette Seymore, traveled with others to Paradise Island and Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, on Tuesday to meet with local authorities.

“We are deeply concerned for Taylor’s safety and well-being,” she said.

“I believe Taylor is in danger because she wanted to share her yoga retreat experience with others upon her return. Taylor would never disappear like this,” she added in the press release.

Casey has been practicing yoga for 15 years and was looking forward to returning to Chicago after her retreat so she could share “her new knowledge and experience with others,” according to the press release.

An email was sent Tuesday by The Associated Press to the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat seeking comment on Casey’s disappearance.

Her family is urging anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward, saying “every lead is crucial in their efforts to locate her.”

Casey does a black woman with a light skin color who is approximately 1.77 meters tall, weighs 65.8 kilograms and has brown hair and brown eyes.