"Tthe Woodsman of Nevesk" Missing Axe

I went to the area marked on the map for the quest, “The Woodsman of Nevesk,” and there were 2 others there. When I got closer, the area narrowed to a circle and a quest marker appeared in the middle. There was no axe. I can’t complete the quest.

Same, the woodsman is supposed to spawn right?

I noticed when I first went in the weapon for the woodsman was sitting in the ground. I think it is one of those things where if someone has killed it recently it won’t hit it’s respawn. I ended just porting out and back in, saw the weapon was not there and clicked on the axe.

Bliz, I watched this time and people came in, it spawned, killed it and the weapon on the ground went away. Is it possible then if someone doesn’t loot it it doesn’t despawn?

Stayed and watched it again on another fight and this time it did not despawn right away