Data Terminal gone

[Nybs]

I picked up a dataterminal and ran for the exit. I was standing on a brigde and switched to rifle (the data terminal is normally automatically dropped on the ground), after that the data terminal was gone. The waypoint still pointed to the exit and I searched the whole level twice, the data terminal was gone. I didn't have it on me and the status in the top of the screen was saying Data terminal 0.

I think it dropped off the bridge and into the abyss and didn't respawn as you do if you jump off the bridge.