WISE COUNTY, Va. (WVVA/Gray News) – A head football coach in Virginia has mysteriously gone missing during an undefeated season for his team.
According to the Virginia State Police, Union High School head football coach Travis Turner was officially listed as a missing person Sunday, after last being seen on Nov. 20.
A head football coach in Virginia has mysteriously gone missing during an undefeated season for his team.(Source: Virginia State Police)
Officers were reportedly dispatched to Turner’s residence Thursday evening to investigate a complaint, not to arrest him. But when they arrived, Turner was no longer there. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and glasses.
Due to his sudden disappearance on Thursday, he was not in attendance for his team’s playoff game on Saturday, which they won.
Wise County Schools placed a staff member on administrative leave with pay today while an external agency reviews an allegation.
Turner is described as being over 6 feet tall and weighing about 260 lbs., according to authorities.
He has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses.
If you have any information, you’re asked to call Virginia State Police at (540) 444-7788.
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