Virginia high school football coach goes missing during team's undefeated season
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Travis Turner, the head coach of Union High School’s football team in Virginia, has been reported missing, overshadowing what was anticipated to be a victorious and undefeated season.

The Virginia State Police have classified Turner, aged 46, as a missing person, with his last known sighting occurring on Thursday.

At the time, he was dressed in a gray sweatshirt, matching sweatpants, and wore glasses.

: Undated image of Union High School football coach Travis Turner, listed as a missing person by Virginia State Police.

Virginia State Police confirmed the disappearance of Union High School’s head football coach, Travis Turner. (Leslie Turner/Facebook)

According to WCYB-TV, state troopers visited Turner’s home near Appalachia, Virginia, on Thursday evening to address a non-criminal matter, only to find him absent.

In a Facebook post that has since been removed, Turner’s wife, Leslie, mentioned, “He is missing, and that’s all we know.”

Search efforts involving K-9 units, drones and ground crews have since been underway across Wise County.

Undated image of Union High School football coach Travis Turner, listed as a missing person by Virginia State Police.

Union High School head football coach Travis Turner, who has been reported missing, in an undated photo released by the Virginia State Police. (Virginia State Police)

Turner’s disappearance has stunned the community and the Union High School Bears, who entered the postseason with an 11-0 record.

He has been the head football coach at the public high school in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, since 2011.

Travis Turner in an undated photo released by the Virginia State Police

Virginia State Police have launched a search for Union High football coach Travis Turner, whose disappearance has stunned the Big Stone Gap community. (Virginia State Police)

No additional details about the circumstances of his disappearance or the nature of the initial complaint have been released. Officials have not indicated whether foul play is suspected.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Wise County Public Schools and the Virginia State Police for additional information.

Anyone with information about Turner’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Virginia State Police at (276) 228-3131.

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