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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — Hundreds headed to the beach on Saturday to watch men, women, and children with spinal cord injuries leave their wheel chairs behind and catch a wave.

It was part of the annual stop in North Carolina for the group Life Rolls On and their event called "The Will to Surf Again." In the water, the surfers were supported with life jackets and a team of people to help keep them safe. Event organizer Kevin Murphy said it is all about changing peoples lives, giving them hope and getting new and old surfers on the board.

"When you catch that wave and you feel the energy just throwing you straight forward into the waves and coming all the way into the beach and you have everyone on the beach just screaming for you. That feeling of just the pure natural raw energy of the ocean's just unbelievable," said Murphy.

Will Archibald came in from Raleigh for the event, and he said it's all about experiencing the thrill of surfing in spite of the offs. He injured his spinal cord in a motorcycle accident.

"Awww it was awesome, couldn't have been better, caught a couple good waves it was sick," said Archibald.

Wrightsville Beach is one of only 10 locations coast to coast, to host the "They Will Surf Again" event. This year's event at Wrightsville Beach set breaking numbers with the number of volunteers and participants.

Later this month, many of the same volunteers will be helping out with "Surfers Healing", where the surfing community reaches out to families and children with Autism and get the kids up on the surfboards.