Leslie Caudill Turner has dropped an emotional update on her missing coach husband, Travis Turner.
The Turners’ world has been turned upside down, and Leslie Caudill Turner is finally breaking the silence. Her husband, Travis Turner, the beloved high school football coach at Union High has gone missing, and his absence has left a painful void in both their family and his community.
Leslie’s update came in a short but heartbreaking Facebook post, letting everyone know that her husband is still missing.
As police continue their search for Turner, his wife Leslie has since posted an emotional update onto social media.
Taking to her Facebook on Saturday night, she wrote: ‘I just wanted to get on here for a second to clear up something, as of right now, 10:25 PM on Friday night, Travis is missing, & that’s all we know.
‘We love him & need him here with us. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love & support. It means more than you know. Just keep praying that he comes home’.
It’s our hope that Turner is found safe and sound.
Turner was last seen entering the woods near his home, prompting officers to focus on the area surrounding his home. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and glasses.
Police noted on Friday that they were not going to Turner’s house to arrest him, but wanted to make contact with him as part of their investigation, Football Scoop reports.
The agents from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wytheville field office were in the early stages of an investigation into a man from Wise County, according to WJHL.
‘We have had the drones up in the air looking, searching,’ Officer Jason Day of the Virginia State Police told WJHL, adding that have also deployed K-9s and tried to deploy helicopters, which were unable to fly on Saturday due to the weather.
It’s a story no one could have scripted, a coach, a family, and a community all holding their breath in the middle of a hopeful season. Leslie’s update reminds us just how fragile life can be, and how much we lean on faith when we have no other answers.
