[Jimbuna]

If the escort was initially pot of cans he would continue to make attacking passes over you whilst his sensors were alerted to your position.

When you have saved outside of the rendering range, upon booting up your save you have given the game engine the go ahead to respawn everything back to its original/pre attack state.

The escort is now looking for you with a fully replenished and fully operational (if previously damaged) weapons system.