Bevin Prince has bravely spoken out about the death of her husband William Friend and recalled the eerie moment he predicted his tragic death.
In July, a week before his 34th birthday, William died after being struck by lightning while out on a boat in North Carolina. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the 33-year-old for 20 minutes but he was pronounced dead in the ambulance.
Bevin, 40, says it was heart-breaking to lose her soulmate, who she described as "one of the funniest people I've ever met".
The actress, well-known for her role as Bevin Mirskey on One Tree Hill, said they had been on a boat with her dad when tragedy hit.
"Right before it hit him, he 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. I believe it was really his time," Bevin said in an interview with Good Morning America.
She added: "He was 33 years old. It was July 3 and I believe the exact time that the lightning struck was 3:13 pm.
"So knowing that all the resources were there to potentially save him, I have to believe that something bigger beyond me was calling him."
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Describing William, Bevin said he "lit up every single room" and added that "you never forgot when you met Will Friend".
Bevin paid tribute to her husband and said he "lived such a life of purpose", promising to "continue to serve in his honour".
Following her husband's death, Bevin's friends and co-stars reached out to offer their support.
Hilarie Burton, who starred as Peyton Sawyer on One Tree Hill, drove from her house in Upstate New York to Wilmington to support Bevin.
She also took to Instagram to talk about her admiration of Bevin's strength.
"In every group of friends, there’s always the "strong one". They’re the ones who show up when things are difficult. They bring laughter and light to dark corners.
"It’s important to protect those friends, cause they’ll never ask for help. Our friend @bevinaprince is one of those strong ones. She is light personified," Hilarie wrote.
Sophia Bush, who played Brooke Davis, also took to Instagram and told her followers to show Bevin the same "love her husband always showed her".
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