Family of missing Chicagoan Taylor Casey travels to the Bahamas to join search effort

CHICAGO (WLS) — The family of a Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas will travel to the islands on Tuesday to join the search effort.

Taylor Casey’s mother said she was “deeply concerned for Taylor’s safety and well-being” and that Taylor “would never disappear like that.”

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The 41-year-old woman from Chicago disappeared from Paradise Island in the Bahamas last Wednesday. She was there for a yoga retreat.

Two days later, the Royal Bahamas Police Force posted a missing person poster to alert the public.

Her family plans to fly to the Bahamas on Tuesday to help search for her. They say she is known for her vibrant and loving personality and has been practicing yoga for 15 years.

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She went to the yoga retreat to achieve her long-term goal of deepening her practice. Her mother said, “I think Taylor is in danger because she was so eager to share her yoga retreat experiences with others when she returned… Taylor would never disappear like that.”

Her family said they would coordinate with local authorities once they land in the Bahamas on Tuesday to search for Taylor.

They are calling on anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward, saying every clue is crucial to the search for her.