Northwind Summit Dragon Flew Away

[Derethil]

Uh, well, I was fighting it.. then it decided to fly away. And now I can't get the bounty. Can I respawn it or something to fix it?

[Clever Monkey]

try to fast travel away and fast travel back.

if this fails wait somewhere else or come back 10+ days for the area to reset.

[Olivinism]

Maybe follow it? If it was nearly dead then it may have chosen a bad landing spot.

[Docsprock]

Ive had to run and chase wounded dragons all over Skyrim. It can be a pain.

[Clever Monkey]

Originally posted by GyROsc0peD:

Maybe follow it? If it was nearly dead then it may have chosen a bad landing spot.

alot of time this may be the problem but the quest would have updated whether you absorbed its soul or not if it was dead.
sometimes they get distracted. for me it happens almost everytime at Autumnwatch Tower. usually traveling away and back works. I have tried waiting hour by hour at the site but this is hit or miss as to if they return.