Family of Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas push authorities to continue searching as they mark her birthday – The Albany Herald

(CNN) The family of Taylor Casey, a Chicago woman who has been missing in the Bahamas for nearly a month, gathered Thursday to mark her birthday and to plead with authorities to continue searching for her.

The pain I felt 42 years ago while birthing you doesnt compare to the pain I feel on today with you missing out of our lives, Colette Seymore, Caseys mother, said during a news conference in downtown Chicago livestreamed by CNN affiliate WLS.

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