'I see love': Balloon release held Tuesday for teen found dead at Raleigh park Saturday

The family of a teenager found dead over the weekend at a Raleigh park held a balloon release for her Tuesday night.

Caprice Burrell, 17, was found dead Saturday at Pate Park on Sierra Drive.

The balloon release started at 6 p.m. at the park.

"She is looking down on everyone [and] seeing she was loved," Burrell's aunt, Ashley McLean, said. "It is sad she couldn't see that now."

People who were at the park Saturday told WRAL News they believed she was lying on the ground "for a while" before someone realized she was unresponsive.

According to Burrell’s aunt, Ashley McLean, the balloon release also served as a suicide awareness event.

"Mental health is serious," Burrell's mother, Shatona Burrell, said. "I don't think the world takes it seriously enough. No matter what I did, it wasn't enough."

Authorities have not determined an official cause of death, but said they do not believe foul play is involved.

McLean provided a message to teens suffering from mental illnesses.

"Don't give up, keep fighting," she said.

Burrell's family set up a GoFundMe for funeral expenses.