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Union High Coach Travis Turner Reported Missing as Search Intensifies in Wise County

Police describe an active search near his Appalachia residence after he vanished late Thursday.

Overview

  • The Virginia State Police list Turner as a missing person, saying he was last seen Thursday and was reportedly wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants.
  • Officers say they were headed to his home to investigate a complaint, not to make an arrest, and learned before arriving that he was no longer there.
  • Search efforts include drones, K-9 units, and bloodhounds in the wooded area near his residence, with state police aviation grounded earlier by weather.
  • Assistant coach Jay Edwards is leading Union High’s program, which beat Graham 12-0 to move to 11-0 and next faces Ridgeview in the regional final.
  • Turner’s wife posted on Facebook that he is missing and pleaded for his return as community groups amplified calls for information.