The household of a missing Chicago woman who vanished whereas on a yoga retreat final week within the Bahamas is pleading for her protected return to the US.

Taylor Casey, 41, was final seen on 19 June close to Paradise Island, close to the Bahamian capital of Nassau.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force is trying to find the missing woman and has met together with her relations who travelled there this week.

In January, the US State Department issued a journey advisory for the Bahamas, citing violent crime and sexual assaults.

In an interview with CBS, the BBC’s US companion, Ms Casey’s mom, Colette Seymore, stated she discovered one thing was improper when the retreat’s organisers known as final week to ask if she had heard from her.

Ms Seymore stated she final exchanged messages with Ms Casey on 18 June – the day earlier than she was final seen.

“Taylor had sent me pictures…in the Atlantic Ocean, saying ‘I miss you mom. I miss you. Look, I’m at the beach’.”

The group that organised the retreat, Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas, advised CBS they contacted her household and the US embassy after she didn’t seem for a morning class on 20 June.

She had been seen on the resort the earlier night.

On Facebook, the retreat organisers urged anybody with info to contact police and stated they’re working with native authorities within the investigation.

“What we’re hearing does not sound like Taylor, and we need more information,” Ms Casey’s buddy, Emily Williams, advised CBS.

Police within the Bahamas met with relations on Wednesday.

On 26 January, the US State Department issued a journey warning for the Bahamas, noting that “violent crime, such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults, occur in both tourist and non-tourist areas”.

“Be vigilant when staying at short-term vacation rental properties where private security companies do not have a presence,” the warning added.