Travis Turner update: Mystery around missing Appalachia, Virginia high school football coach deepens
Posted on: Nov 25, 2025 08:04 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Travis nat turner, a 46-year-old heights school day football game train for Virginia, has mysteriously disappeared amidst an undefeated season, his wife announced in a now-deleted Facebook post.
Turner, who coached the Union High School football team in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, disappeared last week, the state's missing persons database showed. The Virginia State Police have launched a probe into the incident, but details about it remain limited.
However, the New York Post reported that an unidentified staff member at the is involved in the police probe into the disappearance. But, details about the staff's involvement remain limited as police say that the probe into the disappearance of the coach from Appalachia, Virginia, is still in the “early stages of an investigation.”
Meanwhile, in a statement, the police clarified that the probe involving a staff member was not an arrest and was only a "part of the investigation."
“At this time, Turner has not been located," the police statement noted. "The investigation remains ongoing.”
According to the website of Union High School in Wise County, Virginia, Travis Turner serves as the physical education teacher, the high school football coach and the coach of the school's boys track team. The 46-year-old was in the midst of an undefeated season with the school's football team, which has only added to the mystery surrounding his disappearance.
Meanwhile, the school announced that the school’s assistant coach, Jay Edwards, has now taken charge of the team in Turner's absence.
But doubts remain around the disappearance, especially since neither the police nor the school has provided details on the staff member arrested. The New York Post suggested in a report that the suspended staff member could be Turner himself, though the report noted that it remains unconfirmed.
This story is being updated.
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