Chicago woman missing after disappearing from yoga retreat in Bahamas

The family of a Chicago woman is “deeply concerned” for her well-being after the 41-year-old went missing during a yoga retreat in the Bahamas.

Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen in the Paradise Island area on Wednesday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a public bulletin. HuffPost emailed the agency for additional information but did not receive an immediate response.

Casey, who has been practicing yoga for 15 years, had visited the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas “to achieve a long-term goal of deepening her practice,” according to a press release from a family spokesperson.

The retirement center told CBS News it asked authorities to investigate after Casey was absent from class Thursday morning.

“The Ashram is asking anyone with information about Ms. Casey to contact local police,” the retreat center told the media outlet. “In the meantime, he is cooperating with authorities in their investigation.”

In the family's press release, mother Colette Seymore said she believes Casey “is in danger because she was eager to share her yoga retreat experience with others upon her return” to the United States. United.

“Taylor would never disappear like that,” said Seymore, who is now traveling to the Bahamas to help find her daughter.

The US State Department issued a travel advisory for the Caribbean country earlier this year, stating that “violent crimes, such as burglaries, armed robberies and sexual assaults, are occurring both in tourist and non-tourist areas.