The family of Chicago woman Taylor Casey, who disappeared while attending a yoga retreat in the Bahamas, said they are “deeply concerned” for her safety and well-being as the search continues.
“I believe Taylor is in danger because she comes back eager to share her yoga retreats with others,” Taylor’s mother Colette Seymour said in the latest press release. “Taylor will never be like this. disappear.”
In a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, Casey’s family said the 41-year-old was last seen on Wednesday, June 19, at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.
The retreat center discovered she had not attended class on Wednesday, according to a Facebook group dedicated to finding her.
Chicago woman disappears while attending yoga retreat in Bahamas
Tyler Casey’s mother said she has “deep concerns for Tyler’s safety and well-being” and that Tyler “will never disappear like this.” (Tyler Casey’s family)
“Taylor was a smart, loving, thoughtful, happy person. She had been practicing yoga for 15 years and with the long-term goal of deepening her yoga practice, she went to Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat,” the family said. “She is excited to be part of the yoga teacher training program and looks forward to sharing her experience with others when she returns.”
On Friday, June 21, the Royal Bahamas Police Force released a missing person poster to alert the public to her disappearance.
“We urge anyone with information about Taylor’s whereabouts to come forward. Every clue is vital to our efforts to find her,” her family pleads.
Seymour and others on her team will travel to Paradise Island and Nassau to coordinate with local authorities and help with the search effort.
Condition surrounding Casey’s disappearance The circumstances were unclear, and police did not immediately provide a specific timeline of her last known interaction.
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Taylor Casey, 41, of Chicago, was last seen on Wednesday, June 19, while on a yoga retreat in the Bahamas, according to authorities. (Please look for the Tyler Casey Facebook page)
It’s unclear whether Casey was alone or with someone else.
Anyone with information about Casey’s disappearance is asked to contact the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Casey’s disappearance comes as the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas issued warnings and travel advisories to Americans at the beginning of the year, citing 18 murders that had occurred in island country As of January 1st.
“Murder happens all the time, including on the streets in broad daylight,” the warning reads. “Retaliatory gang violence is the primary motivation for murder in 2024.”
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Taylor Casey, 41, disappeared during a yoga retreat. (Please look for the Tyler Casey Facebook page)
The embassy also previously warned Americans traveling to the Bahamas to “exercise extreme caution” and keep a low profile east of New Providence Island.
Earlier this year, two women from Kentucky were allegedly raped by staff at a resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The resort denies the accusations.
In August 2023, a woman was allegedly raped by a staff member at another Freeport hotel. The woman was sent to a hotel because there were no more rooms on the cruise ship she was traveling on.
Another woman was allegedly raped in 2016 at the same hotel.
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“In 2018-19, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory to The Bahamas, specifically including freeportsThe lawsuit alleges that warnings about violent crimes, including sexual assault, were common, WLFX reported.
Fox News Digital reached out to Sivananda Ashram for comment but did not receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Chris Eberhart and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
