STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- No this isn't April Fool's in June...

A man riding one horse and leading another behind him created a stir on the Outerbridge Crossing late Monday morning.

The man was riding one horse while pulling the reins of another behind him heading over the span toward Staten Island, according to a Port Authority Police spokesman.

His ride happened around 11:15 a.m.

A Port Authority Police car was summoned to ride behind the man to escort him over the span to safety.



Once on Staten Island, he was taken to a Port Authority Police facility. It was not immediately clear if there would be any legal ramifications for the ride.

Photo and video sent to the Advance and posted to social media show the man wearing a cowboy hat, a red kerchief, white long-sleeve shirt and brown vest and riding on a saddle. He had long white hair and a beard with a dark mustache.



The saddle of the second horse had items attached to it.

Readers who contacted the Advance reported seeing him in parts of New Jersey on Sunday. One said she saw him riding in South Amboy.

The rider is believed to be Doc Mishler, a cancer survivor who, according to online reports, is riding cross country to raise money for childhood hunger.

A Facebook page has been set up where people can report sightings of the cowboy.

Traffic was slow behind him as he worked his way across the span, and rubberneckers heading toward New Jersey were stopping to take a good look as well.