Family of missing Chicago woman Taylor Casey joins Bahamas search effort after she disappeared from yoga retreat [Video]

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The family of a Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas said they are doing everything they can to find her after speaking with police on the island nation Wednesday.

Taylor Casey was in the midst of a month-long retreat with Yoga Retreat Bahamas on Paradise Island to become a yoga instructor when she stopped showing up to classes on June 20.

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

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“Things were difficult and intense,” said her best friend Emily Williams. “This is something no one wants to be doing, but we did that today and it’s not an easy process.”

The 41-year-old’s family met with police today, and said they were relieved to get an update on the investigation and find out what resources are being used to …