Update on Taylor Casey: Bahamas authorities pledge ‘comprehensive’ investigation into search for Chicago woman missing from yoga retreat

CHICAGO– Authorities in the Bahamas have issued an update on the disappearance of Taylor Casey.

The Chicago woman was in the middle of a month-long retreat with Yoga Retreat Bahamas on Paradise Island to become a yoga instructor when she stopped showing up for classes on June 20. She was last seen on June 19.

Since her disappearance, her family has asked the American government to join the search.

A new statement from the Consul General of the Bahamas said authorities were working with U.S. authorities and Casey’s family, although the family says not enough is being done to find her.

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“There are a number of material misstatements in the press on this matter attributed to various spokespeople for the family. The facts as they now stand are inconsistent with the interpretations described in the US media and put forward by various spokespeople for the missing person,” said the Consul General of the Bahamas.

Her family said last week that they feared prejudice because Taylor is transgender.

The Chief Superintendent of Police was suspended from duty last week in an unrelated matter.

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“We therefore urge commentators not to pre-empt this investigation with comments that are obviously biased and untrue,” added the Consul General of the Bahamas.

Click here to read the full statement.