Husband of One Tree Hill’s Bevin Prince dies at 33 after being struck by lightning

The husband of One Tree Hill star Bevin Prince tragically died over the weekend after being struck by lightning near his home in Wilmington, North Carolina.

According to WECT NewsOn Sunday, July 3, William Friend, 33, was on a boat with friends near Masonboro Island when he was hit.

Paramedics tried to revive Friend, but he was pronounced dead in the ambulance, the publication reported.

Paramedics tried to revive Friend, but he was later pronounced dead in the ambulance, the publication reports; Bevin Prince seen in 2008

His death came just a week before his 34th birthday.

It was the Maritime Unit of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Maritime Unit of the Wilmington Police Department that responded to the incident on Sunday after civilians flagged them down.

Agents caught up with the friend and performed CPR on him en route to Bradley Creek Marina to meet with EMS.

After putting the friend in an ambulance, paramedics “tried to resuscitate him for 20 minutes” before he was pronounced dead.

According to WECT News, William Friend, 33, was on a boat with friends near Masonboro Island on Sunday, July 3, when he was hit; Prince was seen in February

The friend’s body was transported to a local hospital, where EMS met with the family.

Bevin, 39, and Friend were married in 2016. They celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on May 21.

Prince’s best friend Odette Annable paid tribute to the actor’s late husband in a post shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

“The unthinkable has happened and we have to say goodbye to another friend @britwilliam. My best friend @bevinaprince lovely husband. Will feels surreal writing this,” began the You Again star, who included a photo of her friend.

He disappeared too soon: his death came just a week before what would have been his 34th birthday.

He continued, “Mainly because it feels like you’re just getting started. The life and love you gave my best friend made it feel good to be thousands of miles away.

As I sit in your beautiful home, looking out at the ocean, I keep thinking about the gift you gave Bevin. What a gift you gave everyone who knew him to witness the passion that burned in his soul. A passion for helping people, for building your business, for finding the kind of happiness I’ve never seen in you living in North Carolina with Bevin.

She described her friend as “perfect” for the prince in “every way” and who has always been “supportive of his dreams” and “adored him with a piece of her soul”.

Odette said she was with the prince at the time of publication and “hearing the stories he shares about you and your love makes my heart break for him because he lost the love of his life and the world lost a truly good one”.

Marriage: Bevin, 39, and Friend were married in 2016. They celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on May 21; Prince filmed in 2021

She continued: “I know you will be with her and her beautiful brothers and the Prince family again, and we will all feel that you spread your light and beauty to everyone who is lucky enough to know you.

“At just 33 years old, you did it and came out in a burst of glory like no one else. Rest in peace you charming, witty, handsome Brit who loved America’s shit. I love you, writes Odeta.

He ended the long tribute by encouraging his “friends and family on social media” to donate to various causes his friend “believed with his heart”.

One of them is the @recessbybevinprince business she started with her husband and my best friend @bevinaprince. Bevin and the women at her company have worked so hard to keep that dream alive and all she wants is for them to succeed, Odette wrote.

Tribute: Prince’s best friend Odette Annable paid tribute to the actor’s late husband in a post shared to Instagram on Wednesday

Donate to the cause: Odette linked to a GoFundMe page run by one of Prince’s family members, which has since raised over $34,000 of its $50,000 goal.

Donations will also go to the Special Operators Transition Fund, established by war veteran Robert J. O’Neill and dedicated to supporting special operations heroes and their families.

Odette added a link to a GoFundMe Page Started by a member of the Prince family, it has since raised over $34,000 of its $50,000 goal.

“Thank you so much for your support during this time. I love you all,” concluded the House star.

The friend was the CEO of the company. big snowA business-to-business platform serving the commercial real estate industry for the past seven years.

In a statement released Wednesday, Bisnow CEO and CFO Greg Mayer paid tribute to the late entrepreneur and his impact on the company.

CEO: Friend has served as CEO of Bisnow, a business-to-business platform serving the commercial real estate industry, for the past seven years.

Passion Project: She and her husband Prince opened the Recess by Bevin Prince cycling studio in Wilmington in November 2020 after moving to North Carolina from New York City amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“What stood out about Will was his innate ability to inspire and motivate people, to lift people beyond what they thought was possible. This is the culture he instilled in Bisnow and, ultimately, this will be his lasting legacy,” Mayer said in a statement.

Friend joined Bisnow as an intern in 2010 and was eventually named COO of the company in 2013. Two years later, at age 27, he would take over as CEO.

She and her husband Prince opened the Recess by Bevin Prince cycling studio in Wilmington in November 2020 after moving to North Carolina from New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prince played Bevin Mirsky on the hit CW series One Tree Hill. He appeared in 41 episodes in the show’s first five seasons, as well as the ninth season.

Known For: Prince was known as Bevin Mirsky on the hit CW series One Tree Hill.