Virginia H.S. football coach goes missing as undefeated team makes it to the playoffs

Virginia police issued a statewide alert for missing high school football coach Travis Turner, who vanished in the midst of a law enforcement probe and his undefeated team's playoff run, officials said.

Virginia police issued a statewide alert Monday for a missing high school football coach, who vanished in the midst of a law enforcement probe and his undefeated team's playoff run, officials said.

Travis Turner, the 46-year-old head coach of the Union High School Bears from Big Stone Gap, went missing on Thursday, according to a Virginia State Police posting.

The 6-foot-3, 260-pound man was last seen in Wise County, in the far southwest corner of the commonwealth, wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses, police said.

Search teams, with the help of dogs and drones, were concentrating efforts Monday around the town of Appalachia, where Turner lives, state police spokesperson Matthew Demlien said.

"Virginia State Police has utilized a number of assets" to "hopefully locate Turner safely," Demlien added.