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A Chicago woman has been missing since last week when she vanished during a yoga retreat in the Bahamas — and her desperate family believes she’s in danger.

Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen Wednesday around Paradise Island, which is near the crime-ridden city of Nassau, according to a missing person bulletin by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Casey traveled to the Caribbean country for the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat before she went missing, according to a press release issued by the family on Monday.


  Chicago woman Taylor Casey, 41, went missing in the Bahamas while on a yoga retreat. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey Chicago woman Taylor Casey, 41, went missing in the Bahamas while on a yoga retreat. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey

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

“I believe Taylor is in danger because she was eager to share her yoga retreat experience with others upon her return. Taylor would never disappear like this,” the worried mother said as the family urged anyone with information to come forward.

The retreat center said Casey didn’t attend morning classes Thursday after she was last seen the evening before, according to CBS News.

“The Ashram is asking anyone with information on Ms. Casey to contact the local police,” the retreat center said, per the outlet.

“In the interim it is collaborating with the authorities on their investigation.”

Casey’s family is expected to travel to the Bahamas this week to assist in the search, according to the Facebook group.

Loved ones described Casey as an “intelligent, deeply caring, thoughtful, and joyful person” who has been practicing yoga for 15 years.

The American tourist’s disappearance comes as the US State Department warned travelers earlier this year to exercise increased caution in the Bahamas, including in Nassau, because of crime. 


  Casey was last seen on Paradise Island on June 19, according to officials. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey Casey was last seen on Paradise Island on June 19, according to officials. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey

  Casey did not show up to her scheduled yoga class on Wednesday. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey Casey did not show up to her scheduled yoga class on Wednesday. Facebook/Find Taylor Casey

“Violent crime, such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults, occur in both tourist and non-tourist areas,” according to the State Department.

More information about Casey’s case was not immediately available.

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