» Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:28 am
I believe in general most followers will return to their original place if you release them from service. If you've told them to wait somewhere but you don't remember where you'll need to let a few days pass (3 I believe) and they will automatically return. So, if you can't find the guy use the "wait" command or just play the game and let three in game days pass and you should see a message about a follower leaving your service, your guy should be back in Solitude after that.
One other thing to try, if you think your follower may have accidentally died, is to try and get a new follower to join you. If they tell you that you already have a follower you know he's still alive somewhere.