Marine veteran of first Gulf War lost leg in car accident 2003 . Denied rehab by insurance , he created his own regimen -- on a surfboard . Cummings co-founded AmpSurf with his prosthetist and two other amputees , including Rodney Roller , the man who taught Cummings how to surf . In 10 years later , he helped create a group that teaches people with disabilities how to surf . three people have taken part in AmpSurf 's free clinics .
Marine veteran of first Gulf War lost leg in car accident 2003 . Denied rehab by insurance , he created his own regimen -- on a surfboard . In 10 years later , he helped create a group that teaches people with disabilities how to surf . three people have taken part in AmpSurf 's free clinics .