Minehead coastguards who were called out to help rescue a man have raised concerns over the overgrown state of the Culvercliffe area after the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance had difficulty landing. A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling almost 30 feet from the coastal path at the western end of Culvercliffe in Minehead to the beach below. The man, believed to be in his 60s and from the local area, was treated at the scene by a GP before being flown to Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital last Wednesday afternoon. No details of his injuries were available. Coastguard Shaun Brooks told the Free Press the helicopter was unable to land on the beach because it was too stoney, but could also not put down on the piece of ground closest to the injured man because of overgrown vegetation. The helicopter eventually landed near the children's playground at Culvercliffe but the casualty had to be transported to it on a stretcher in the back of the coastguards' 4x4 vehicle. "The overgrown state of the area is a concern because it is not uncommon for us to be called to incidents there - we have had falls there in the past," said Mr Brooks. He said he had raised the issue with West Somerset Council, which is responsible for maintaining the area. A spokesman for the authority said the grass was normally cut twice yearly, at the end of July and August. This was because some years ago a locally based group had asked for that part of Culvercliffe to become a wildflower meadow. The spokesman said that a couple of years ago a monthly cut had been reintroduced but dropped following complaints from the group. "We are aware that the grass is very long and we have already arranged for the contractor to do a cut earlier than planned," said the spokesman.