William Friend, the husband of One Tree Hill actress Bevin Prince, died over July 4 weekend after he was struck by lightning in North Carolina. He was 33.

The National Lightning Safety Council revealed Friend's death among the nonprofit's statistics of lightning-related fatalities in 2022. He was struck and killed near a beach on Masonboro Island on Sunday, making this the 21st lightning fatality in the state since 2006, according to the safety council.