Chicago woman disappears during yoga retreat in Bahamas

Search efforts are underway to find a Chicago woman who went missing during a yoga retreat in the Bahamas.

Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram yoga retreat on Paradise Island.

Two days later, on June 21, the Royal Bahamas Police Force issued a missing person poster, alerting the public of her disappearance.

“We are deeply concerned for Taylor's safety and well-being. We love Taylor and want her home,” her mother Colette Seymore said in a news release.

Casey is described in a news release as a light-skinned black woman, weighing approximately 145 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. She often wears a durag.

Casey has been practicing yoga for 15 years and was looking forward to the yoga retreat to deepen her practice. She was excited to return home to Chicago with new knowledge.

“I believe Taylor is in danger because she was eager to share her yoga retreat experience with others when she returned,” Seymore said. “Taylor would never disappear like that.”

Casey's mother goes to the Bahamas to coordinate with authorities.

His family is asking anyone with information on Casey's whereabouts to come forward. They can contact the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Bahamas Police Force at 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477).

The United States currently has a Level 2 (of four) travel advisory in place for the Bahamas, suggesting travelers exercise increased caution in the country due to crime.