‘One Tree Hill’ star breaks silence

It was in July that ‘One Tree Hill’ actor Bevin Prince (39) lost her husband William Friend (33), after being struck by lightning.

He has been quiet since death by Prince, but now he breaks his silence, he writes ET.

– It was like any other day. The storm was far away. We were on the boat, everything was fine. And then, in an instant, everything changed. There was nothing normal, no instructions on what to do.

The former actor told Jon Evans, on the “1 on 1 with Jon Evans” podcast.

According to local authorities, Friend was found on a boat after being struck by lightning during a storm near Masonboro Island off the coast of Wilmington in the United States.

Found dead on the street

On the summer day of the tragic accident, the couple were at sea with their boat, near Masonboro Island, North Carolina.

In the podcast, Prince said that when Friend was struck by lightning, he was right next to another boat with a nurse on board.

Friend was immediately rescued and they were able to quickly move his body to a nearby police boat.

In pain

Hanover County Police officers gave life-saving first aid and tried to revive him for 20 minutes, but eventually had to realize that his life was beyond recovery.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

– In my head, there was absolutely nothing more we could do. And I have to accept that this is bigger than me and my understanding of how something like this can happen,” Prince continued on the podcast.

The ‘One Tree Hill’ star says she still takes things day-to-day and that some days are worse than others.

– When Will died I said, “Okay, I’ve been blessed to experience the kind of love, support and partnership that I know so many people will never experience,” she concluded.

– He was a fantastic talent

Prince made his acting breakthrough in 2004, playing Bevin Mirskey in the popular youth series ‘One Tree Hill’ which aired from 2003 to 2012.

The former actor now works as a fitness instructor at ‘Recess by Bevin Prince,’ which the couple launched together in 2019.

The couple wed in May 2016 and later moved to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to be closer to family during the corona pandemic.