Police were on their way to a Virginia football coach’s house. Then they found he’d gone missing

CNN
November 24, 2025, 10:05 PM


Travis Lee Turner was last ween wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants and glasses, according to Virginia State Police. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

(CNN) — It was a big night for the football team at Union High School on Virginia’s northwest [sic. It's in far southwest Virginia.] edge: They were set to play a pivotal game after going undefeated all season.

The Union High School Bears soared to another victory, their 12th since the season began in August, as they advanced to the regional finals, two games away from a potential state championship.

But the coach who had guided them throughout the season wasn’t there to cheer them on. He had disappeared earlier that week — and is now the subject of a missing persons investigation.

Travis Turner, listed as a physical education teacher and the head football coach at Union High School, has been missing since Thursday, according to Virginia State Police. They say the 46-year-old was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses.

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