So tragic.
One Tree Hill star Bevin Prince sadly lost her husband earlier this year when he was sadly struck by lightning and killed.
Bevin’s husband William Friend was out on a boat with family and friends in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in July when he was struck by lightning and killed at only 33 years old.
Following his sudden death, Bevin has now opened up about her heartbreaking loss with an interview with Good Morning America.
Speaking about his death and the circumstances that led to it, the actor said there was “no urgency” for them to get off the water when the storm hit and there were “60-some boats out there” also out that day.
Bevin was on another boat nearby when the tragedy happened, and noted that moments before her husband had “lit a cigar and he looked at my father and he said, ‘If we get struck by lightning, Mike, this is where I wanna be.’ And then it happened.”
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She continued: “It was instant. They rushed over to him and, at the time, a police boat happened to be coming by, so they moved him over to the police boat quickly. And from what I’ve heard, you know, spent a lot of time and care trying to resuscitate him.”
Despite being so young, Bevin said she truly believes that it “really his time” and that has helped her cope with the grief.
“He was 33 years old. It was July 3 and I believe the exact time that the lightning struck was 3:13 p.m,” she said. “So knowing that all the resources were there to potentially save him, I have to believe that something bigger beyond me was calling him.”
Bevin and William got married in 2016 and were set to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary as well as William’s 34th birthday the month he sadly passed away.
Remembering her husband, she wrote on Instagram: “He was one of the the funniest people I’ve ever met in my life, by far. He lit up every single room he came into. You never forgot when you met Will Friend.”
