"I was in the middle of this fire. I just remember hearing the big whooshing sound going past me."

The Indonesian surf trip is a coming-of-age adventure for any surfer worth her salt. Flying to the world’s largest archipelago, charting a boat to some far flung coast and living a tube-enhanced dream. No phone, no boss, no responsibility other than getting drained and draining Bintang.

A good life, maybe perfect, until the dang mechanic proceeds to hook up the battery wrong thus engulfing the entire business, including surfers, in an inferno.

But let us 19-year-old Jensen Kirby on his very first solo trip overseas. The young Perthian is lucky to be alive after a harrowing accident left him well done. Here he is, without further ado, with the play-by-play.

“The mechanic was putting the battery on and plugging it up. He plugged the negative to the positive, so it was wrong, and as soon as it clicked it just sparked and ignited the petrol fumes in the boat,” the dishwater blonde told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “All I saw was the spark and the next moment I just saw the flames around me and I was like ‘Oh my god, what the hell do I do?’ I was in the middle of this fire. I just remember hearing the big whooshing sound going past me. It was crazy, like out of a movie. I just turned around and jumped straight into the water because I was so scared and got away as far as I could in case there was another explosion.”

Young Kirby survived, body very burned, and had multiple stages to get to a proper care facility. He was worried about looking at his face, scared the damage would be lots. When he finally mustered the courage, he felt he looked “thirty years older” which would make him 49. Exactly six years younger than surf great Kelly Slater.

If you looked in the mirror, after a scary accident, and saw Kelly Slater staring back how would that make you feel?

Full bodycam footage released.

Earlier in the week, beachgoers were shocked as a video began to viral featuring a New Jersey surfer being violently tossed to the ground by a police officer for allegedly refusing to show his beach badge. As our Giancarlo Guardascione described, “The surfer appears to be calm and following orders. What happens next is a move only Conor McGregor could appreciate. A rear-naked choke with enough force to wrangle a Montana bison, thrown down face first to the sand like a beach pylon.”

Gardascione continues to explain the “beach badge” to non-Jerseyites, sharing, “From Memorial Day (May 31) to Labor Day (September 2) all non-residents are required to buy daily beach access badges. Prices range from ten to thirty dollars. Jersey and New York costal communities thrive on blow-ins during the summer months. Most businesses and municipalities have to make their money during these times, hence the badges and inflated “non-local” prices on goods.”

No beach badge is required to surf, however, which led to much confusion and finger wagging over the wildly aggressive police response.

Now, the thin blue line is fighting back, declaring the officer was in the right and releasing six minutes of extra footage. Belmar Police Chief Tina Scott stated the surfer boy “was not arrested for not having a beach badge. He was arrested because he obstructed the officer’s investigation by refusing to give his identification or pedigree information.”

Furthermore, “the surfer was told approximately nine to 10 times to place his hands behind his back, but he continued to resist preventing Officer Braswell from handcuffing him.” The surfer “continued to not cooperate with Officer Braswell who then took him to the ground to gain control of his arms in order to place him under arrest.”

So our bad for thinking this whole business extremely excessive.

Pedigree a serious matter.

See for yourself.