Nate Berkus Opens Up About Grief Journey After Losing Partner in 2004 Tsunami-and Oprahs Advice (Exclusive)

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Nate Berkus Opens Up About Grief Journey After Losing Partner in 2004 Tsunami-and Oprahs Advice (Exclusive)

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In December 2004, Nate Berkus traveled to Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka with his then-boyfriend, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, for a vacation. Ten days later, Berkus returned home to Chicago alone. The couple had been caught in the tsunami that tore through Asia on Dec. 26 after a 9.1. magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Indonesia. Berkus survived. Bengoechea's body was never found. "I wasn't eating, I wasn't sleeping," Berkus, 53, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's issue, reflecting on the tragic event twenty years later.
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