July 2 (UPI) — The cellphone of Taylor Casey has been located in the Bahamas, authorities said Tuesday as the mother of the missing 41-year-old Chicago woman calls on the United States to take over the investigation.
Casey was on the Caribbean island to attend a yoga certification program and was reported missing the night of June 20 by the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat after she failed to show up for class. She was last seen at the Paradise Island yoga school the night before.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched a search for the missing woman, and on Tuesday said her cellphone was retrieved from waters nearby.
Her journal has also be discovered as well as other personal effects, the police agency said, adding her U.S. passport was still missing.
“This is a matter of priority for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, and we will continue to work arduously, doing all we can to located Taylor and ensure her safe return to her family,” the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement .