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Mystery after Virginia high school football coach vanishes during middle of team’s undefeated season

2025-11-25 16:10
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Mystery after Virginia high school football coach vanishes during middle of team’s undefeated season

The physical education teacher had led the football team to a postseason record of 11-0

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Mystery after Virginia high school football coach vanishes during middle of team’s undefeated season

The physical education teacher had led the football team to a postseason record of 11-0

Isabel Keanein New York Tuesday 25 November 2025 16:10 GMTCommentsVirginia high school football coach Travis Turner was last seenon November 20, authorities saidopen image in galleryVirginia high school football coach Travis Turner was last seenon November 20, authorities said (Virginia State Police)Evening Headlines

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Authorities are searching for a Virginia high school football coach who suddenly went missing in the midst of an undefeated season.

Travis Turner, a physical education teacher and head football coach at Union High School, was last seen on November 20, according to Virginia State Police’s missing persons website.

The gym teacher’s disappearance from Wise County, located on the border of Kentucky, has left the community shocked as the Union High School Bears entered the postseason with an 11-0 record.

In a since-deleted Facebook post, Turner’s wife, Leslie Turner, wrote that he was “missing and that’s all we know,” according to KTVU.

Turner was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and glasses.

Virginia high school football coach Travis Turner was last seenon November 20, authorities saidopen image in galleryVirginia high school football coach Travis Turner was last seenon November 20, authorities said (Virginia State Police)

Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are actively searching for Turner. The search efforts include K-9s, drones and ground crews, according to the report.

No additional details about the circumstances of his disappearance have been released. Officials have not indicated whether they believe foul play was involved.

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