Wednesday marks one week since while attending a yoga retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Chicago woman's mother, Colette Seymore, is among a small group traveling to the Bahamas on Wednesday to help in the search, according to a statement from Casey's family. Seymore spoke to ABC News about the situation.
"You know, a mother's intuition and answers I was getting just didn't correlate, just wasn't what I wanted to hear," Seymore told ABC News. "A young lady called me and said, 'have you heard from Taylor?' And I'm like, I'm looking at the phone because I know she was from the yoga retreat ..
. and then she said 'Taylor hasn't showed up for yoga classes.'" The Royal Bahamas Police Force issued a on June 21, two days after the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat reported to police that Casey did not show up for morning classes.
The yoga retreat said it also reported the disappearance to the U.S. Embassy and Casey's family.
Concerned for her safety, Casey's family and friends started a Facebook page titled "Find Taylor Casey" to help spread awareness and bring her home. "Taylor always calls me, keeps in touch. Taylor sent me beautiful pictures from the Bahamas, Taylor in the ocean," Seymore told ABC News.
"We want Taylor home. We need Taylor in our lives. We miss Taylor.
" Seymore says her daughter has been practicing yoga for 15 years. She says that Casey -- who she describes as a joyful person always looking to better herself -- went to the retreat to fulfill her long-term .
