Annual 'TEAL' walk raises awareness for ovarian cancer research

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn -- Thousands of people spent part of their Saturday walking for a cause in Brooklyn.

It was the annual TEAL Walk and Run in Prospect Park to raise awareness and money for ovarian cancer research.

Cancer survivors and people personally impacted by ovarian cancer all took part.

Among the many who gathered - Eyewitness News reporter Stacey Sager, who is an ovarian cancer survivor.

In the past 15 years, the walk and run has raised more than $4 million for ovarian cancer awareness and programs.

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