Family of American woman missing from Bahamas yoga retreat speaks out

CHICAGO — The family of a Chicago woman who disappeared during a yoga retreat in the Bahamas is calling on the U.S. government to get involved. Taylor Casey's relatives say they are unsatisfied with the response from local authorities and ashram leaders.

This, after what his mother said, made his visit to the island “deeply disturbing.”

Nearly two weeks after Casey's mysterious disappearance, Colette Seymore desperately calls on the FBI and the U.S. State Department to intervene.

“Nobody acted like it was their child who was missing,” Seymore said.

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“They had no leads or conclusions about what might have happened, and there were real gaps in information,” said Emily Williams, a friend of Casey’s. “If Americans are not safe abroad and our government is not doing something about it, that’s a problem.”

“It's vitally important that we get these cases processed as soon as we know someone is missing,” said ABC News contributor Brad Garrett.

Taylor's mother described her visit to pick up her belongings at the shelter as “deeply disturbing” and said it appeared that leaders there “were struggling to maintain a linear, coherent narrative regarding Taylor's disappearance.”

“The one who informed me that my child was missing, I thought she would actually come to me. But she didn’t. She was there and she was giving a class. A class! Is a class more important than my child being missing?” Seymore asked.

The 41-year-old was last seen in Nassau on June 20 at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat.

The Ashram said that when Taylor failed to show up for her yoga classes, they immediately alerted authorities and have since been trying to help the family.

“We met with them along with police and U.S. Embassy officials on two occasions…late in the afternoon, Taylor's mother and friends thanked us profusely for our assistance,” the Ashram told ABC News.

Bahamian police said they were using all resources at their disposal, also telling ABC News it was a matter of priority.

“Your family loves you. We miss you. We need you home and we’re doing everything we can,” Seymore said.