FBI: Return Utah Child

In a race against time to keep a malnourished baby alive, the FBI has offered a $20,000 reward for information about the whereabouts of Christopher and Kyndra Fink and their 20-month-old son, David.

Craig Phillippe, a spokesman for the FBI in Salt Lake City, told CBS 'This Morning' Co-Anchor Mark McEwen that the bureau had received information Wednesday night that the Finks, accused by police of snatching their son from a Salt Lake City hospital, were spotted on Highway 189 near Heber City, Utah.

Phillippe said the 22-year-old-father, who is believed to be armed, and the mother, who is almost nine months pregnant, were seen driving with their son in their red 1986 Subaru.

Craig Phillippe

David Fink was taken from the couple's custody last Friday, because the Finks were allegedly starving the boy on a strict diet of lettuce and watermelon. Authorities say the parents believe the boy is the Christ child and that the diet keeps him pure.

The search for the Finks began Saturday, when police say his father took David from the hospital during a supervised visit. A security camera showed Fink dashing through the door with the child in his arms.

Police say Kyndra Fink was waiting in the car with the engine running. A nurse who grabbed the car's door as it drove off was dragged about 35 feet but not seriously injured.

When relatives took the child to the hospital Friday, he weighed just 16 pounds.

Investigators say the Finks are nomads and have lived in 11 cities in Utah, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. Christopher Fink, they say, is an accomplished survivalist capable of living in the wilderness for extended periods.

Authorities fear that, because of the pattern of starvation and the child's malnourished state when he was admitted to the hospital, the child's life may be in danger if he is not found

In an appeal broadcast on CBS station KUTV in Salt Lake City, a relative urged Kyndra Fink to return the boy: "Kyndra, come back; we love you. We want what is best for you and David and your next child. Just do the right thing. Just bring him back."

Phillippe said the FBI is optimistic about finding the child,

"To help us, it's important the public keep an eye out for them," he said. "If anybody sees anything relating to the case or anybody hears anything about the Finks or their whereabouts, they call should call the 800 number that has been established for this case."