Husband of 'One Tree Hill' actress struck by lightning and killed
The couple was married in 2016 and moved to North Carolina during the pandemic to be closer to family
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The husband of "One Tree Hill" star Bevin Prince died last Sunday after he was struck by lightning while boating with friends near their Wilmington, North Carolina home, according to reports.
William Friend was 33 years old.
"The unimaginable has happened," Prince’s friend, actress Odette Annable, wrote on her Instagram in a tribute to Friend. "The life and love that you gave to my best friend made it feel okay that we were thousands of miles apart. As I sit in your beautiful home, looking out onto the ocean, I keep thinking about what a gift you gave to Bevin. What a gift you gave to everyone who knew you to witness the passion that burned in your soul. The passion to help people, to build your business, to find happiness like I’d never seen from you living in North Carolina with Bevin. You were perfect for her in every way. You supported her dreams, you made her feel seen, you adored her with every bit of your soul and I will forever be grateful to witness that kind of love."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actress Bevin Prince with husband William Friend in November 2020. (Bevin Prince/Instagram)
She said her "heart breaks" listening to Prince, 39, share stories about Friend "because she lost the love of her life and the world lost a really really good one."
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Actor Bevin Prince in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 16, 2013. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Savannah College of Art and Design)
New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputies performed CPR on Friend for 20 minutes after he was struck near Masonboro Island, North Carolina. He was pronounced dead in an ambulance on the way to a hospital, according to WECT-TV.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In February, Prince posted a photo of Friend and their dog on her Instagram page, writing, "Happy Valentine's Day! I love you both more than words!"
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actress, Bevin Prince arrives at the opening of Upstair Boutique on July 30, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Brian Putnam/Getty Images)
Prince and Friend moved from New York to North Carolina during the pandemic to be closer to family and started a local exercise business called Recess Together.
Prince played Bevin Mirskey on the teen drama "One Tree Hill," which ran from 2003 to 2012.